Have you booked into the Legendary Telescope Tour? 🔭

Catch the next one on Saturday 25th May!

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📸 The Annual Visitation of the Board of Governors of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium took place yesterday (Tue 7th May).

Pictured are some of the members of our Board of Governors and some of our Senior Management Team outside the Observatory.

Black Hole Week! ⚫

6th-10th May marks Black Hole Week, which was first established in 2019. At AOP we have a team of researchers studying Black Holes and the Massive Stars they come from 🌌

Don't forget, we are open during the May Bank Holidays, 6th and 27th May! Make sure you pre-book your tickets online and we look forward to seeing you soon! 🔭

The first peacock butterfly of the year has been spotted at the Observatory!🦋

Our Estates and Meteorological Officer, Shane, spotted the butterfly feeding on Cherry laurel blooms this afternoon. Cherry laurel blooms are full of early nectar for butterflies and bees. 🐝

May the 4th be with you🌌
Meet Darth Vader, Jedi Knights, Biker Scout Troopers and more on this fun family day for Star Wars fans tomorrow! Train like a Jedi in Force Academy training classes from 11:45am-3.30pm. Free with normal admission.
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It's National Space Day!🪐 🌌 🔭

National Space Day is a day where we can celebrate all things Space (sounds like every day to us)!

Today we will be working with over 370 school children and showing them the wonders of our universe in both our Planetarium and our Outreach dome!

Dreyer’s New General Catalogue-made in Armagh and used still, to teach astronomy and astrophysics across the world. Troughton’s Equatorial Telescope- installed in Armagh, hence modern navigation.
A lens, a map: a path may be
Amid a crowd of stars…
Armagh Observatory & Planetarium Astronomical Observatories of Ireland

It’s a new month! 🗓️

Hopefully May will bring some better Spring weather so that we can explore the outdoors more, and what better place to start than with our ‘Cosmo Lost in Space’ trail?
You can get your booklet at our reception! Happy trails!🪐

Learning about our solar system is one of the best ways to put a great big smile on a child’s face 😊

Come visit Armagh Observatory & Planetarium for the perfect family fun day!

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Amanda Chadburn Armagh Observatory & Planetarium Birr Castle Demesne DIAS Dunsink Observatory Astronomical Observatories of Ireland Was there recently too, really great place
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Day 3 and the final day of my excellent astronomical trip to Ireland. Was able to visit the three historic observatories at Armagh. Also the house and grounds with its wonderful interpretation features (including a stone circle - of which more another time!) #heritage

Day 2 of my astronomical trip took me to Birr Castle in the midlands of Ireland, where I saw the Great Telescope (sometimes called the “Leviathan”). Dating from 1845, this was the world’s largest telescope for over 70 years! Much still remains intact. #heritage

Incredible few days looking at sites of astronomy in Ireland (for my usual followers, not megaliths!) This from my first day - the two historic observatories at Dunsink near Dublin. #heritage

Huge congratulations to Rosemary Coogan and the rest of her graduation class on receiving their astronaut certification!! Here's to the next giant leap!

Look what one of the GOTO telescopes spotted by chance yesterday - the NASA Webb Telescope. How awesome is that?!? #astronomy #space

We attended the fantastic Tourism NI event at Titanic Belfast today! A great event with a chance to reflect, learn and make partnerships! #NITourism24

#EarthDay2024
Armagh Observatory & Planetarium has launched Ec(h)o, a screening of a digital film poem by award-winning writer & video artist/experimental film-maker virag armaghplanet.com/digital-film-p…

Supported by the Arts Council's #NationalLottery Individual Artist Digital Evolution Programme.

Huge congratulations to Rosemary Coogan and the rest of her graduation class on receiving their astronaut certification!! Here's to the next giant leap!

Visit the Ulster Museum on Sunday 21 April and have your picture taken with Mac, Bowie and Vera or read the adventures of Faith, Noah and their granny Kathleen as they travel into SPACE to find out why Earth is just the best 🚀🌍💫 #EarthDay2024