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West coast to have best views of partial solar eclipse in Ireland
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High in the sky
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eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Ireland tonight
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26 Sep 2023
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ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
Rare 'super blue moon' will be visible this week for the last time until 2037
29 Aug 2023
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Shooting Stars
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10 Aug 2023
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Out of this World
A supermoon will be visible over Ireland across the next three nights
Updated 31 Jul 2023
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Supermoon
Larger and brighter 'supermoon' will be visible tonight and tomorrow
3 Jul 2023
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Astronomy
Venus will be visible next to the moon tonight
22 Jun 2023
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Aurora Borealis
Spectacular auroral phenomenon seen at select spots across Ireland on Sunday night
24 Apr 2023
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Wolf Moon
Stargazers encouraged to look upwards for a view of the ‘Wolf Moon’
6 Jan 2023
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Astronomy
Moon and Mars to appear close to each other in night sky during rare 'conjunction' tonight
3 Jan 2023
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Solar System
All the planets in the solar system visible tonight and tomorrow night
29 Dec 2022
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The Red Planet
Mars set to be visible next to the full moon tonight
11 Nov 2022
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Out of this World
Jupiter should be visibile tonight as it comes closest to Earth in 60 years
26 Sep 2022
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Space Oddity
'Fireball' spotted crossing the sky over Ireland and UK last night likely to be space debris
15 Sep 2022
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Shooting Stars
'A lightning sort of brightness': This stunning shot of the Perseids was captured over Wexford
Updated 13 Aug 2021
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Shooting Stars
Clear spells to give Irish stargazers a glimpse of Perseids as annual meteor shower peaks
11 Aug 2021
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Supermoon
Everything you need to know about tonight's Flower Supermoon
26 May 2021
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ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
Spooky skies: Rare blue moon to shine over Ireland on Halloween
29 Oct 2020
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Aurora Borealis
Northern Lights visible from Ireland this week - and tonight's the best time to see them
29 Sep 2020
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Eyes up
Look out: Perseid meteor shower to peak over Irish skies from tonight
11 Aug 2020
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THE PERSEIDS
The best meteor shower of the year will be visible this week
Updated 9 Aug 2020
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Skywatch
'Now is the time to watch': The Neowise comet will be closest to Earth in the coming days
18 Jul 2020
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Once in a century
'The comet of the century' - NEOWISE comet is visible in Irish skies
9 Jul 2020
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Look Up
A penumbral lunar eclipse is currently taking place and will be visible over Ireland this evening
10 Jan 2020
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great gig in the sky
'Green ball of fire' - A stunning green fireball lit up the Irish sky last night
Updated 29 Oct 2019
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Shooting Star
Tonight's the night as Perseid meteor shower set to light up the skies in Ireland
12 Aug 2019
52.2k
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up early
Everything you need to know about viewing the 'super wolf blood moon' overnight
20 Jan 2019
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up early
Irish stargazers will be able to view a rare 'super wolf blood moon' on Monday
18 Jan 2019
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get a look
Public invited to use Ireland's most powerful telescope to view the moon
24 Mar 2018
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rare occurrence
Keep watch - the Northern Lights could be on display in Ireland's skies this weekend
8 Sep 2017
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Eyes to the sky
Irish stargazers warned the moon may spoil tonight's meteor shower
12 Aug 2017
19.8k
26
Look Up
The planet Venus will be getting very close to us tonight
31 Jan 2017
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18
Slightly smaller
Stargazers rejoice: There's another supermoon on the way
11 Dec 2016
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cosmic ballet goes on
The supermoon is still over Ireland - here's how it looked last night
16 Nov 2016
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glancing at the moonlight
Look up: The supermoon is expected to last until Wednesday night
15 Nov 2016
11.6k
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on display
Look up - the Northern Lights could be on display in Ireland's skies tonight
29 Sep 2016
37.5k
14
Shooting Stars
Look out your window tonight - there's a special meteor shower due over Ireland
11 Aug 2016
34.3k
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THE ROSE MOON
Keep an eye on the sky tonight for the first 'Strawberry moon' in 70 years
20 Jun 2016
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