Armagh Observatory and Planetarium

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Welcome to Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Ireland's leading centre for astronomy education
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Blast Off into Summer at the Planetarium! ๐ŸŒŸJoin us for an unforgettable Family Weekend as we launch our exciting Summer ...
13/06/2026

Blast Off into Summer at the Planetarium! ๐ŸŒŸ

Join us for an unforgettable Family Weekend as we launch our exciting Summer Programme with a day packed full of fun, entertainment, and hands-on activities for all ages!

What's happening?
๐ŸŽจ Face painting
โ„๏ธ Live sing-alongs and dancing with Elsa from Frozen, plus magical photo opportunities
๐Ÿš€ Build and launch your own rocket
๐Ÿ” Explore a fantastic hot food vendor

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ To join the fun, simply purchase either;
- A Dome Show ticket for the show of your choice https://armaghobservatoryplanetarium.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173651435/events/428723001
- Exhibition-only tickets at reception on arrival

We can't wait to welcome you for a truly out-of-this-world day! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ซ

Thank you for the wonderful review! ๐Ÿ’™Did you know you can celebrate your child's birthday among the stars at Armagh Plan...
13/06/2026

Thank you for the wonderful review! ๐Ÿ’™

Did you know you can celebrate your child's birthday among the stars at Armagh Planetarium? ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŽ‚

Our birthday package includes:
๐ŸŒŒ A dome show
๐Ÿช Access to our exhibition area
๐Ÿ”ฌ A fun, interactive workshop
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€ A dedicated guide throughout your visit
๐ŸŽ‰ Use of a private party room

โฐ Birthday parties run from 10:00am โ€“ 1:00pm
๐Ÿ’ท ยฃ10 per person

Give your child a birthday that's truly out of this world! โœจ

To check availability or book your party, email:
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

โœจ๐Ÿท ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ & ๐’๐ข๐ฉ ๐ŸทโœจJoin us for a paint and sip evening at Armagh Planetarium for an evening of stars, stories, and creativ...
12/06/2026

โœจ๐Ÿท ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ & ๐’๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿทโœจ

Join us for a paint and sip evening at Armagh Planetarium for an evening of stars, stories, and creativity!

Here's what included:
- Discover the true, unfiltered myths behind the constellations in our bespoke dome show about the Spring night sky
- Explore the exhibition area & dress up as an astronaut
- Paint & Sip workshop, no experience needed! (Different painting to previous events)

Event programme:
18:00 - Doors open
18:45 - Dome show
19:15 - Paint & Sip workshop begins
21:00 - Event ends

Spaces are limited, secure your ticket now โฌ‡๏ธ
https://tinyurl.com/45j8nzx3

๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ž โ˜€๐ŸŒ•๐Ÿ“ฃFREE COMMUNITY EVENT๐Ÿ•‘2:30pm-4:30pm๐Ÿ“Armagh Planetarium๐ŸŽจFun activities for kidsJoin us at Arma...
12/06/2026

๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ž โ˜€๐ŸŒ•

๐Ÿ“ฃFREE COMMUNITY EVENT
๐Ÿ•‘2:30pm-4:30pm
๐Ÿ“Armagh Planetarium
๐ŸŽจFun activities for kids

Join us at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium as we look ahead to this summerโ€™s eclipse. Discover what we can expect to see in the sky, how eclipses occur, and the safest ways to observe them. We'll have solar themed arts & crafts, eclipse badge making and more!

๐Ÿฆ Meet Driveway ๐ŸฆAfter finding this feathered resident in need of a home, our Estates Officer Shane stepped into his new...
11/06/2026

๐Ÿฆ Meet Driveway ๐Ÿฆ

After finding this feathered resident in need of a home, our Estates Officer Shane stepped into his new role as a part-time bird landlord, creating a luxury nest from a hanging basket and hay from B&M.

Five-star reviews so far. โญโญโญโญโญ

๐ŸŒŸ SUMMER SCHEME BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! ๐ŸŒŸLooking for an exciting and educational day out this summer? ๐Ÿš€โœจEach visit includes:๐ŸŒŒ...
10/06/2026

๐ŸŒŸ SUMMER SCHEME BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! ๐ŸŒŸ

Looking for an exciting and educational day out this summer? ๐Ÿš€โœจ

Each visit includes:
๐ŸŒŒ A full dome show
๐Ÿช Entry to our interactive exhibition area
๐Ÿ”ฌ A hands-on workshop

Available Tuesday โ€“ Sunday
Two booking slots each day:
โ€ข 10:00am โ€“ 12:00pm
โ€ข 3:00pm โ€“ 5:00pm

โš ๏ธ Limited availability remaining for summer 2026, so early booking is strongly recommended.

๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
Contact us today to check availability and secure your preferred date.

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—œ๐—œ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€Randy Bresnik, commander (NASA)๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€Luca Parmitano, pilot (ESA)๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€Andre Douglas, mission...
10/06/2026

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—œ๐—œ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€Randy Bresnik, commander (NASA)
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€Luca Parmitano, pilot (ESA)
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€Andre Douglas, mission specialist (NASA)
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€Frank Rubio, mission specialist (NASA)

The Artemis III mission will be different to the Artemis II mission. The mission will undertake a series of challenging tests in Earth orbit in 2027, essential for Artemis IV, the first planned crewed mission to the lunar South Pole in 2028.

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ“ฃDo you work in finance and are looking for something different? Something a little more 'out-of-this-world...
09/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ“ฃ

Do you work in finance and are looking for something different? Something a little more 'out-of-this-world'? We have 2 new opportunities available at AOP!

๐Ÿ”ตHead of Finance (Grade 7)
๐ŸŸขStaff Officer Accountant
โ—Closing date: 30th June
๐Ÿ”—https://armagh.space/opportunities

No two days are the same at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. A cosmic adventure awaits! Apply through the link above NOW!

๐Ÿ”ญ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ & ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ”ญBoth Venus and Jupiter are fantastic to see in the night sky. They're super bright and easy...
08/06/2026

๐Ÿ”ญ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ & ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ”ญ

Both Venus and Jupiter are fantastic to see in the night sky. They're super bright and easy to spot. But do you know what's even better? When they're in conjunction with one another!

If you look low on the horizon towards the north west this evening after sunset (after 10:00pm), you'll spot the two bright planets very close together! Take this opportunity to snap a picture of them and post your view in the comments!

Image credit: Stellarium/Rok Nezic

๐ŸŒŸ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐Ž๐!๐ŸŒŸ Over the past week, we have had the pleasure of celebrating some of ...
07/06/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐š๐ญ ๐€๐Ž๐!๐ŸŒŸ

Over the past week, we have had the pleasure of celebrating some of the amazing people who generously give their time, enthusiasm, and skills to support us here at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium.

Our newly appointed Volunteer Co-ordinator Kelly McGloin has been helping to open the doors to the centuries-old institution, creating opportunities for people both locally and from further afield. Find out more about this here: https://www.volunteernow.co.uk/out-of-this-world-volunteers-shine-brightly-at-aop/

Our volunteers play a hugely important role in everything we do. We are so grateful for the passion, commitment, and community spirit they bring to AOP every single day. We hope you have enjoyed getting to know them through our daily features this week. Their stories truly show the positive impact volunteering can have.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ!

Please get in touch to find out more about volunteering opportunities here at AOP by emailing: [email protected]

Address

Armagh Planetarium, College Hill
Armagh
BT619DB

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

028 3752 3689

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