Armagh Observatory Latest News

Chemical abundances of magnetic and non-magnetic Herbig Ae/Be stars

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56:16 GMT

Research paper.

Lecture, DCP a HUGE success, IAA at Marble Arch & LNDC, COSMOS '12, ISS, Aurora

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:42:32 GMT

1. IAA LECTURE, 8 February: The Astronomical Association's
next public lecture will be given by Dr Mike Simms, of the
Ulster Museum: Title: "Giant Impacts, Evidence from Britain".
2. IAA 2-hour Live Radio Broadcast a HUGE success!
3. IAA Event at Marble Arch, 25 February.
4. And again, at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, on 30 March.
5. COSMOS 2012.
6. ISS: the International Space Station will commence a new
series of evening passes on Feb 14/15.
7. Venus, the Evening Star: Is now prominent in the evening
twilight as the brilliant ‘evening star’.
8. Aurora alerts.

January Slightly Drier and Milder Than Normal

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:42:32 GMT

Armagh Observatory reports that January was slightly drier and
milder than average. The total precipitation for the month was
67.6 mm (2.66 inches), that is, about 10% less than the most
recent 30-year (1981–2010) January monthly average at
Armagh.

Stargazing Live Tonight

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:02:11 GMT

Stargazing Live at DCP, IAA 2-hour Live Radio Broadcast,
tonight, 27 January!

Queensland Total Solar Eclipse Leaflet

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:10:00 GMT

Ulster Travel (who arranged the China eclipse trip) have put
together the attached package for a trip to Cairns, N.
Queensland to see the Total Solar Eclipse in November 2012.
This has been done through preparatory research on the eclipse
options by Terence Murtagh (former Director of Armagh
Planetarium), and myself, in my case mainly with local advice
and research by Dr Kate Russo, one of our members who is
originally from North Queensland.

Orange Lights in the Sky: Chinese Lanterns or Fireballs?

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:03:39 GMT

Every year hundreds of sightings of fireballs turn out to be
nothing more than Chinese lanterns, launched into the night sky
by people in celebration. This document describes a few main
differences between genuine fireballs and Chinese lanterns so
that the number of false fireball reports can be reduced.

S/L a huge success, Lectures, IAA Live on radio, 27 Jan, ISS, Venus, Aurorae

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:13:46 GMT

1. BBC / IAA Stargazing Live Whopper Event!
2. IAA LECTURE, 25 January.
3. SDAS MEETING January 26: "When Venus crosses the Sun."
4. IAA 2-hour Live Radio Broadcast, 27 January!
5. ISS: the International Space Station is now in a series of morning passes.
6. Venus, the Evening Star, is now really prominent in the evening twilight.
7. Aurora alerts.