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![If you find yourself in the great outdoors any evening during April and itтАЩs a cloudless night, turning your eyes towards the heavens could be an unusually interesting way for […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMAGE-of-m64-115x115.jpg "Night Sky Wonders: April")
Night Sky Wonders: April
Posted on April 2, 2013 | No CommentsIf you find yourself in the great outdoors any evening during April and itтАЩs a cloudless night, turning your eyes towards the heavens could be an unusually interesting way for […] -
Everything You Need to Know About the Milky Way
Posted on September 14, 2012 | 13 Comments, -
![Once, about four billion years ago, an asteroid about a kilometre and a half across fell on our Moon.It fell unwitnessed by the brooding, lifeless Earth which loomed large in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/image-of-lindsay-crater-115x115.png "A Piece of Armagh on the Moon: Image of the Month")
A Piece of Armagh on the Moon: Image of the Month
Posted on August 23, 2012 | 2 CommentsOnce, about four billion years ago, an asteroid about a kilometre and a half across fell on our Moon.It fell unwitnessed by the brooding, lifeless Earth which loomed large in […] -
![The Universe is 13.75 billion years old.It is easy to say, but what does that mean in Earthly terms?Let’s squeeze the whole history of the Universe into a year! […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-Big-Bang-115x115.jpg "Eternity in 365 days")
Eternity in 365 days
Posted on January 23, 2012 | 1 CommentThe Universe is 13.75 billion years old.It is easy to say, but what does that mean in Earthly terms?Let’s squeeze the whole history of the Universe into a year! […] -
![Space will never be conquered! Sad, but true. Let me explain how I’ve reached this conclusion. Planet Earth is big! The furthest you can travel from home across the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Image-of-Earth-from-Apollo-15-115x115.jpg "Why We Will Never Conquer Space")
Why We Will Never Conquer Space
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 20 CommentsSpace will never be conquered! Sad, but true. Let me explain how I’ve reached this conclusion. Planet Earth is big! The furthest you can travel from home across the […] -
![Studying galaxies and clusters in many wavelengths of light tells astronomers more than a single image ever could. Imaged with the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Image-of-NGC4666-in-Xray-115x115.jpg "Secrets of a Starburst Galaxy")
Secrets of a Starburst Galaxy
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 1 CommentStudying galaxies and clusters in many wavelengths of light tells astronomers more than a single image ever could. Imaged with the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in […] -
![Here is possibly the only joke in all of astronomy. Two spiral galaxies walk into a pub. The first one goes up to the bar and asks for two drinks, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/image-of-NGC-1672-115x115.jpg "NGC 1672 and the Only Joke in Astronomy")
NGC 1672 and the Only Joke in Astronomy
Posted on November 14, 2011 | 1 CommentHere is possibly the only joke in all of astronomy. Two spiral galaxies walk into a pub. The first one goes up to the bar and asks for two drinks, […]