Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, IòÀÙm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumòÀÙs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. We hope you will come here to learn what is hot and exciting, profound or even weird from worlds beyond ours . So that's the introduction out of the way, now on with the Universe!
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![A few years ago there was a vogue among historians to write about òÀØcounterfactualsòÀÙ.A counterfactual examines the importance of an event for subsequent history by asking what if that event […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/image-of-N1-on-pad-115x115.gif "Russia’s Rival to Apollo")
Russia’s Rival to Apollo
Posted on November 25, 2011 | 6 CommentsA few years ago there was a vogue among historians to write about òÀØcounterfactualsòÀÙ.A counterfactual examines the importance of an event for subsequent history by asking what if that event […] -
![Apollo 18, a movie hybrid of horror and science fiction is stirring up a lot of interest. Your intrepid reporter decided to see what the fuss was about. Here is […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Image-of-A11-flag-115x115.jpg "Apollo 18: Astronotes Goes to the Movies!")
Apollo 18: Astronotes Goes to the Movies!
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 17 CommentsApollo 18, a movie hybrid of horror and science fiction is stirring up a lot of interest. Your intrepid reporter decided to see what the fuss was about. Here is […] -
![The Lunar Module was an iconic spacecraft which carried two-man crews to and from the MoonòÀÙs surface during NASAòÀÙs Apollo Program of the 1960s and òÀØ70s.ˆà Along with the Saturn […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Image-of-LM-at-NASM-115x115.jpg "NASA’s Lunar Module: Everything You Need to Know")
NASA’s Lunar Module: Everything You Need to Know
Posted on September 2, 2011 | 127 CommentsThe Lunar Module was an iconic spacecraft which carried two-man crews to and from the MoonòÀÙs surface during NASAòÀÙs Apollo Program of the 1960s and òÀØ70s.ˆà Along with the Saturn […] -
![Apollo 15 was sent to the Moon in July 1971, its primary mission goals to explore the spectacular Hadley-Appenine region, carry out scientific experiments from orbit and evaluation of new […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Hadley-base-115x115.jpg "Apollo 15: Into the Mountains of the Moon")
Apollo 15: Into the Mountains of the Moon
Posted on July 28, 2011 | 13 CommentsApollo 15 was sent to the Moon in July 1971, its primary mission goals to explore the spectacular Hadley-Appenine region, carry out scientific experiments from orbit and evaluation of new […] -
![Unlike previous voyages of exploration, humanityòÀÙs first steps on the Moon did not inspire great works of art and literature. In fact Project Apollo has rarely even intruded in to […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image-of-apollo_11_flag-raising-115x115.jpg "Apollo in Hollywood: 8 Moonlanding Movies")
Apollo in Hollywood: 8 Moonlanding Movies
Posted on June 9, 2011 | 5 CommentsUnlike previous voyages of exploration, humanityòÀÙs first steps on the Moon did not inspire great works of art and literature. In fact Project Apollo has rarely even intruded in to […] -
![Apollo 18 is a SF/Horror movie presented as newly-found film footage taken by the fictional crew of a lost 1970s lunar landing mission.ˆà The Apollo 18 film uses real NASA […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/image-of-Gene-Cernan-with-earth-115x115.jpg "Apollo 18: the truth about the lost Moon missions")
Apollo 18: the truth about the lost Moon missions
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 170 CommentsApollo 18 is a SF/Horror movie presented as newly-found film footage taken by the fictional crew of a lost 1970s lunar landing mission.ˆà The Apollo 18 film uses real NASA […] -
![Forty years ago, NASAòÀÙs Apollo 14 mission landed the fifth and sixth men on the Moon. Apollo 14 was a triumph for one man in particular. Alan Shepard fought debilitating […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image-of-LM-Antares-115x115.jpg "Apollo 14: Alan Shepard’s fight for the Moon")
Apollo 14: Alan Shepard’s fight for the Moon
Posted on January 31, 2011 | 4 CommentsForty years ago, NASAòÀÙs Apollo 14 mission landed the fifth and sixth men on the Moon. Apollo 14 was a triumph for one man in particular. Alan Shepard fought debilitating […] -
![2011 will be a year of exciting and historic upcoming events in space exploration. It is is also a significant anniversary year of some triumphs and tragedies in space history. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image-of-Juno-probe-115x115.jpg "2011’s Space Odysseys")
2011’s Space Odysseys
Posted on January 12, 2011 | 1 Comment2011 will be a year of exciting and historic upcoming events in space exploration. It is is also a significant anniversary year of some triumphs and tragedies in space history. […] -
![Christmas 1968 saw three men from Earth make a remarkable and unprecedented voyage of exploration. A dramatic and hurriedly planned mission gave the crew the first human view of the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image-of-Earthrise-115x115.jpg "Apollo 8’s Christmas space odyssey")
Apollo 8’s Christmas space odyssey
Posted on December 20, 2010 | 5 CommentsChristmas 1968 saw three men from Earth make a remarkable and unprecedented voyage of exploration. A dramatic and hurriedly planned mission gave the crew the first human view of the […] -
![In the early 1960s, the sky had no limits for NASA . Planners for the agency foresaw an ever-expanding future of exploration through the Solar System. Some amazing missions were […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Image-of-shuttle-and-manned-booster-115x115.jpg "Mars by ’85? NASA’s alternative history")
Mars by ’85? NASA’s alternative history
Posted on September 27, 2010 | 11 CommentsIn the early 1960s, the sky had no limits for NASA . Planners for the agency foresaw an ever-expanding future of exploration through the Solar System. Some amazing missions were […]