Armagh Planetarium
| County: | Co. Armagh |
| Tel: | 028-3752 3689 |
| Fax: | 028-3752 6187 |
| Email: | info@armaghplanet.com |
The Planetarium offers a unique visitor or corporate experience in Ireland. The newly refurbished Space Theatre recreates stunning visualisations of the night sky and its 360 degree immersive projection system can take you to other worlds and beyond.
The 'Earth to the Heavens' exhibition highlights European Space exploration development and provides visitors with knowledge on how we are using space related technology to better understand our world and our place within the cosmos.
After all this excitement, why not relax in the Coffee Shop or take a stroll through the beautiful themed Astropark, showing a scale model of the universe. Booking is essential.
General Information
| Address: | College Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DB |
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| Telephone; | 028-3752 3689 |
| Fax: | 028-3752 6187 |
| Email: | info@armaghplanet.com |
| Website: | http://www.armaghplanet.com |
| Location: | Armagh City |
| Season: | All Year |
| Open Times: | Core Opening times are Tuesday to Saturday all year round. For additional opening times, see website |
| Tours: | Self Guiding. Max no. 90, Duration 1-2 Hours, Languages: English. Guide available on request |
| Booking Contact: | Eamon Rafferty |
| Manager: | Tom Mason |
| Average Visit Length: | 2 Hours |
| Entrance Fees: | Adult: Stg£6.00 / Child: Stg£5.00 Family: Stg£18.00 / Educational and group rates available |
| Audio Visual: | Seating: 93, Duration: 40 minutes, Languages: English |
| Restaurant: | Voyager Café (seats 40) |
| Picnic Area: | Yes |
| Shop: | Souvenirs, Educational Resource Material. Mail Order facility available |
| Information Guide: | English |
| Coach Parking: | Yes |
| Group Booking Necessary: | Yes |
| Car Parking: | Yes |
| Disabled Access/Parking: | Yes |
Join Armagh Planetarium Online!
Here at Armagh Planetarium we’ve decided that this interweb thingie isn’t just a passing fad but might be here to stay. So if it is, we may as well embrace it. Accordingly, we have launched our own Twitter feed and blog. The Astronotes blog will be updated a couple of times a week at least and will offer insights into what is happening here in Armagh and in the rest of the Universe, you can read it at: http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/!
Our Twitter feed will send subscribers nuggets of astronomical goodness several times a day. There will be links to breaking space news, titbits on local events and cool stuff scoured from the most distant depths of the world wide web. I’m sure you will find it useful. You can join us at: www.twitter.com/armaghplanet
Don’t forget that there is a lot to see and do at our main site www.armaghplanet.com. To keep up-to-date with events at the Planetarium over the next twelve months please visit our new Upcoming Events page at www.armaghplanet.com/events and do check out our educational videos at: www.teachertube.com!
Aurora Theatre Show
Experience the Aurora – New Show Coming January 2012
Over seven months in the Arctic Circle, Terence Murtagh, former Director of Armagh Planetarium, captured timelapse images of the Aurora Borealis with high resolution digital SLR cameras outfitted with fisheye lenses. The results are spectacular. For the first time
the aurora has been captured as it was meant to be experienced, as a display that covers the entire sky. This immersive show shares the science behind the aurora and tells the story of his quest to find and photograph the aurora for wraparound display in fulldome theaters.
Conference & Incentive
Armagh Planetarium is ideal for corporate events with the Board Room, Space Theatre On request, Galileo Hall and Kepler Room all available for hire. On site catering is available. Contact Armagh Planetarium for further information
Schools
Visit the Armagh Planetarium Educational website
Primary Schools: A firm favourite at the Planetarium, the Rocket Building Workshop is an exciting and unique way to introduce children to the scientific principles of forces and motion. During this 90 minute workshop children have the chance to design, build and launch their very own water rocket
Astronomy
Astronomy Gallery: If you have any astro photographs that you would like to submit to our gallery please email them to us. Remember to give us details of the equipment that was used to produce the image, as well as location and exposure times if known.http://www.armaghplanet.com/html/astronomy.htm
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