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Tethys and Saturnian Rings »
While browsing some images online I came across a site that reworks images from space and produces [...]
Enceladus – »
On Oct. 5, 2008, just after coming within 25 kilometers (15.6 miles) of the surface of Enceladus, [...]
Top 10 Images of 2009 »
Happy New Year, to remind you of just how amazing 2009 was I decided to post my favourite top 10 images. [...]
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Your guide to finding Mars »
January 2010 is a great time of year to find Mars in the night sky. Each evening it rises about 7.30 and it is easily identified with a very red glow in [Read More]
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Blackrock Castle »
OK this is pure advertisement for some friends! But since its for the cause of Education [...]
Keep you calenders free for the Galway Astronomy Festival 2010 which will be held this [...]
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Betelgeuse in unprecedented detail »
Betelgeuse is one of my favourite stars. Firstly it is easily identifiable as part of the Orion constellation and secondly did you know that it is actually the destination star for the original Planet of the Apes novel (in French by the way!). But on a more serious note it [Read More]
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Betelgeuse in unprecedented detail
Betelgeuse is one of my favourite stars. Firstly it is easily identifiable as part of the Orion constellation and secondly did you know that it is actually the destination star for the original Planet of the Apes novel (in French by the way!). But on a more serious note it is a semiregular variable star located approximately 640 light-years from [...]
Orions Belt in gorgeous detail
Explanation: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, are the bright bluish stars from east to west (left to right) along the diagonal in this gorgeous cosmic vista. Otherwise known as the Belt of Orion, these three blue supergiant stars are hotter and much more massive than the Sun. They lie about 1,500 light-years away, born of Orion's well-studied [...]
The Known Universe
Its crazy just how small a space we actually occupy in the known universe. This video is another attempt to show us just how big the universe is. It uses the usually technique of speed up by orders of magnitude as it moves away from the Earth. Somehow that doesn't quite give me a real sense of scope. It was well made and I liked the bit where it [...]
New Stunning Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image released
This is yet another astonishing image from Hubble. This is a new version of the Ultra Deep Field, in near-infrared light and taken with the newly installed Wide Field Camera 3. This image is of the same region as the visible Ultra Deep Field in 2004, but at longer wavelengths providing more information about the early Universe's history. We are [...]
What’s your Galactic address?
Do you know where you live? Yes you know the country, but do you know where Earth is for example? I once heard someone give their full address. It was quite funny and rather geeky. It went along the lines of the following. Paul Doyle, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, Earth, The Sol System, Local Star System, Orion Spur of the The Milky [...]
13 reasons why Astronomy is so cool
Why is astronomy so cool? When you look at some of the concepts being wrestled with in cosmology and astronomy it is truly mind boggling. I decided to write this article after watching the video at the end of this article. I wanted to expand on the video with some additional facts and give pointers to sites that discuss the ideas further for [...]
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