All posts tagged "Armagh Observatory"
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/ 5 years agoArmagh’s role as ‘monster stars’ found thirty million times brighter than the Sun!
An Armagh astronomer was one of an international team which has identified nine so-called ‘monster stars’ – with masses more than...
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/ 5 years agoArmagh Observatory student wins national astrophotography competition
Towards the end of last year Armagh Observatory PhD student, Ruxandra Toma, won several prizes in the Romanian national astrophotography competition...
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/ 5 years agoIs it looking good for summer? Last night warmest EVER recorded in Armagh!
Armagh Observatory has confirmed that last night was the warmest January night EVER recorded in Armagh. It has been described as “exceptionally...
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/ 5 years agoWhat’s in a name? Storm Gertrude fails to bite but more floods expected this week!
We hardly need Barra Best or Frank Mitchell to tell us it’s been a wee bit on the damp side out...
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/ 5 years agoAstronomer says object in Armagh skyline could have been a rocket
A photograph taken using a drone hundreds of metres in the sky seems to have caught a fireball streak across the...
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/ 5 years agoRare opportunity to see Venus, Jupiter and Mars ‘dance’ in morning sky
Over the next three weeks, from mid-October to the first week of November, the sky will provide an interesting opportunity to observe...
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/ 5 years agoFamous Armagh clock-maker’s ‘grandfather’ exceeds auction expectations!
A grandfather clock crafted 220 years by a famous Armagh clock-maker has brought in well above the expected at an auction in...
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/ 5 years agoArmagh Observatory says September was sunnier and drier than the average
It might have been a cool September but, according to Armagh Observatory, it was sunnier and drier than average. And, that...
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/ 5 years agoObservatory excitement as millions to see rare lunar eclipse and ‘Super Moon’
Observers are gearing up for another fine spectacle in the skies overnight with the so-called ‘Blood Moon’ eclipse. Depending on the...
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/ 6 years agoArmagh astronomers help with rare discovery in galaxy far, far away!
Astronomers from Armagh Observatory are among an international team who have been involved in the discovery of a planet orbiting a rare double star....
