... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on March 13, 2015 | No Comments In association with BBC Stargazing Live 2015 and the Northern Ireland Amateur Astronomical Society (NIAAS) Armagh Planetarium is opening its doors for a free open evening on Tuesday 24th of [ ] . Continue Reading.. ... 2 Comments At the planetarium it is often stated that every time you look into the sky you are doing astronomy, it has become a slight mantra that we chant to encourage [ ] . ... Newer Entries . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2008 March 28 . Across the Universe . Credit: NASA Swift Team , Stefan Immler ( GSFC ) et al. ... But staring toward the northern constellation Bootes on March 19th, even without binoculars or telescope you still could have witnessed a faint, brief, flash of light from a gamma-ray burst . ... About APOD | ...

... Unexpected Comet Pojmanski Now Visible . ... Comets bright enough to be visible to the unaided eye appear only every few years. Right now, however, a new comet has brightened unexpectedly and is visible as a faint streak to the unaided northern observer in the eastern morning sky just before sunrise. ... The Galaxy Within Centaurus A . ... The bright star.. ... A closer look at the Eagle Nebula, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. February 5, 1996 . COBE Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe . Credit: NASA , COBE , DMR , Four-Year Sky Map . ... The Milky Way Galaxy orbits in the Local Group . ... The map indicates that the Local Group moves at about 600 kilometers per second relative to this primordial radiation . ... About APOD | ...

... Asteroids are awkward to photograph. Can you imagine how hard it is to spot one of these tiny, dark lumps of rock against the blackness of our night sky? ... Like Earth, asteroids move around the Sun. ... But astronomers don t give up easily, and asteroids are something they really want to study. ... The asteroid in this photograph is called Itokawa. It became famous in 2005 when a Japanese spacecraft called Hayabusa visited it and took some photographs including this one! ...

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... The HDF Project. ... How to obtain the data catalogs. Observing logs and ancillary information. Technical information on the data reduction pipeline. Technical information on image registration and combination. Technical information on source detection and photometry. HDF Clearinghouse -- followup observations and analysis. ... Hubble Deep Field Academy -- Educational Resource for Middle School students . Hubble Deep Field South The Space Telescope Science Institute home page . ...

... IYA2009 and Celtic Rock: Monday 16 February 2009 . ... Star Formation: How Well do We Understand it? ... Would you like the chance to meet people who are interested in understanding the beauty and power of the Universe and our place in it? Join " Meetforreal " at this unique event where cosmology expert, Dr I ain MacLabhrainn , will give a 20 minute talk about his passion for the Universe in this International Year of Astronomy. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...