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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November 2021 Weather in Armagh
VERY MILD NOVEMBER. DULLER THAN AVERAGE AND THE DRIEST NOVEMBER AT ARMAGH FOR…
STUDENTS PLANT TREES AT OBSERVATORY GARDENS TO MARK NATIONAL TREE WEEK
Ten local students are utilising their newfound skills and doing their bit for t…
THE PERFECT BAKE: SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ‘THE GATHERING ROOMS’ NOW SUPPLYING ARMAGH PLANETARIUM
The newly renovated café at Armagh Planetarium & Observatory, the ‘Cosmi…
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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.
