Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has praised the ambitious plans for new facilities at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) during a recent visit to the site. The Minister met with key project ...

One of Ireland’s oldest astronomical institutions is continuing its centuries-old tradition of observing the winter solstice. It comes this year as the historic Armagh Observatory is part of a bid for ...

An astronomer has captured what is believed to be the first video recording of a lunar impact flash on the island of Ireland, according to Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP). The lunar impact ...

The device used to measure wind speed at every weather station in the world was invented at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. From the same ...

Read more: Northern Ireland Weather: Almost Biblical weather conditions experienced for 6 days with zero sunshine recorded by Met Office They say that ‘in a month largely dominated by ...

An orrery is a dynamic model of the solar system, designed to show the positions, relative orbits and distances of the planets about the Sun. It shows the orbital periods of objects revolving around ...

An astronomer has captured what is believed to be the first recorded video of a lunar impact flash in Ireland. On Friday (12 December), Andrew Marshall-Lee, a final-year PhD student, recorded the ...

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium is progressing plans to build a new visitor centre in the city. It is part of exciting redevelopment of the ...

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Ireland was home to the world’s largest telescope during its “Golden Age” and County Armagh remains home to the oldest planetarium in the British Isles. Michael ...

About 2,000 people gathered at Newgrange in County Meath in the Republic of Ireland on Sunday to mark the winter solstice. It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. Newgrange is an ...