THE ARMAGH PLANETARIUM
A "must see" destination for local, national and international visitors.
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Heritage Centre
Two hundred years at the forefront of bringing astronomy to the world.
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Free Twinkl resource and activity pack
Twinkl have created a fabulous activity pack featuring Armagh Observatory and Pl…
Hottest day ever recorded in Armagh for the second day running
Armagh Observatory reports the hottest daily air temperature maximum recorded fr…
AOP records highest ever Armagh weather temperature
We have been experiencing some of the hottest weather on record over the past we…
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Learn more about astronomy on a private guided tour of our Observatory building and Astropark. Highlights include a behind the scenes access to the historic Armagh telescopes, including the 1795 Troughton and 1885 Grubb equatorial telescopes, as well as learning about the current science conducted at the Observatory.
Or have a private night time viewing through the Grubb 10-inch equatorial telescope, used to compile in 1888 the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars by the 4th Director of the Observatory, JLE Dreyer, still one of the most important catalogues used by professional astronomers today.
