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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๐ŸŒŒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐๐š๐œ๐ค! ๐ŸŒŒโœจ Friday 30th October โœจJoin us for a magical night under the stars as our expert astron...
02/09/2026

๐ŸŒŒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐๐š๐œ๐ค! ๐ŸŒŒ

โœจ Friday 30th October โœจ

Join us for a magical night under the stars as our expert astronomers guide you through the wonders of the night sky. Weather permitting, youโ€™ll have the chance to observe stars, constellations, and more through our telescopes.

Your evening also includes:
๐Ÿ”ญ A spectacular Dome Show in our Digital Theatre
๐ŸŒ  Entry to our Exhibition Area
๐Ÿ“Š Access to our immersive Data Visualisation Laboratory

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://armaghobservatoryplanetarium.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173648714

๐Ÿ‚Autumn Night Sky๐Ÿ‚It's the BER Months and we have some team members who have been waiting all Summer for the Autumn to s...
02/09/2026

๐Ÿ‚Autumn Night Sky๐Ÿ‚

It's the BER Months and we have some team members who have been waiting all Summer for the Autumn to set it ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ

Want to know what's in the sky this season? Emma-Jayne has pulled together a highlights list that you're going to want to look out for.

Read more about what's in the night sky in the next few months in our latest blog article: https://armaghplanet.com/autumn-night-sky-2026-the-ultimate-celestial-event.html

๐Ÿฆ‰ ๐–๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿฆ‰Join Allan the Explorer as he takes you on an interactive adventure along with his team of โ€˜wee critters...
01/09/2026

๐Ÿฆ‰ ๐–๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿฆ‰

Join Allan the Explorer as he takes you on an interactive adventure along with his team of โ€˜wee crittersโ€™. Allan has a range of mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and invertebrate species waiting to meet you!

๐Ÿ“…19th & 20th September
๐Ÿ•›10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:30, 14:30 & 15:30.
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ https://armaghobservatoryplanetarium.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173624372

We are closed on the dates below for staff training! Business back to usual from the 12th September ๐Ÿ˜Ž
01/09/2026

We are closed on the dates below for staff training!

Business back to usual from the 12th September ๐Ÿ˜Ž

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ“ฃWe have a new opportunity available at AOP - Corporate Support Officerโ—This role will support AOP by provi...
31/08/2026

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

We have a new opportunity available at AOP - Corporate Support Officerโ—

This role will support AOP by providing an admin and secretariat support service for the AOP redevelopment project.

Closing date: Friday 4th September 2026

Find out more and apply here: https://armagh.space/opportunity/corporate-support-officer

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ“ฃ We have had lots of messages asking when the big man is back! Keep your eyes peeled this week ...
30/08/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ“ฃ

We have had lots of messages asking when the big man is back! Keep your eyes peeled this week ๐Ÿ™Š

Want to be the first to get your hands on tickets? Sign up to our mailing list to get exclusive pre-sale access โฌ‡๏ธ
https://tinyurl.com/mp5x6uc7

Tag your friends and family to let them know.

๐ŸŽƒHALLOWEEN๐ŸŽƒSummer is almost over and we are already excited for Halloween ๐Ÿ‘ปHalloween Science: Doom it Yourself is BACK f...
29/08/2026

๐ŸŽƒHALLOWEEN๐ŸŽƒ

Summer is almost over and we are already excited for Halloween ๐Ÿ‘ป

Halloween Science: Doom it Yourself is BACK for its second year in a row. Brought to you in conjunction with Royal Institution of Great Britain, Madam Mayhem and her Ri Lab Assistant Dr Rok return!

๐ŸŽซhttps://tinyurl.com/2ph8c3xk
๐Ÿ—“ 27th-30th October
๐Ÿ“Armagh PlanetSCARIUM

Using Armagh as a base, Madam Mayhem wants to create a Doomsday Device that will help her to take over the world! But her resident lab tech has gone on holiday. Her replacement, Dr Rok, a force for good from the Royal Institution, has other plans. Will Madam Mayhem succeed in making her Doomsday device, or will Dr Rok bring her around to the wonderous ways of science?

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŒŸJoin us on Monday 31 August, from 10amโ€“5pm, for a full day of astronomical adventu...
29/08/2026

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŒŸ

Join us on Monday 31 August, from 10amโ€“5pm, for a full day of astronomical adventures!

Weโ€™ll be running our full Dome Show programme, with something for all ages:

๐Ÿช 10:30am โ€“ Our Wee Planets (Toddlers)
๐Ÿš€ 11am โ€“ The Great Solar System Adventure (5+)
๐ŸŒ 12pm โ€“ Our Solar System (5+)
๐Ÿ”ด 1pm โ€“ One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars (5+)
๐ŸŒ  2pm โ€“ Our Night Sky (8+)
๐Ÿš€ 3pm โ€“ 3, 2, 1โ€ฆ Lift Off! (5+)
๐Ÿช 4pm โ€“ The Great Solar System Adventure (5+)

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธBook your tickets here: https://armaghobservatoryplanetarium.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173651435/events/428723045

๐ŸŒ•โœจ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ! โœจ๐ŸŒ•This photo really doesnโ€™t do it justice ๐Ÿ˜ The moon is absolutely stunning tonight, so br...
28/08/2026

๐ŸŒ•โœจ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ! โœจ๐ŸŒ•

This photo really doesnโ€™t do it justice ๐Ÿ˜ The moon is absolutely stunning tonight, so bright and beautiful!

If youโ€™re out tonight, take a minute and look up! ๐ŸŒ™๐Ÿ”ญ

Has anyone else spotted it tonight? ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŒ•
If you get a better photo, share it below! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ‘‡

28/08/2026

Enjoy one final blast-off before back to school at our Family fun Weekend at the Planetarium! Tomorrow & Sunday 30th August.

Enjoy face painting, live sing-alongs and dancing with Ms. Rachel, plus magical photo opportunities. Get hands-on with craft activities, build and blast your own rockets, explore our interactive exhibition area, sensory room and Astropark, along with delicious food stalls. Itโ€™s the perfect way to make the most of the last days of summer before heading back to school!

Ms Rachel meet and greet is a drop in session and is included in dome show or exhibition only tickets.

Times: 10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 13:45, 14:45.

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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