# astronomy-ireland - Friday 24 May, 2013
Astronomy Ireland is gathering reports to try and figure out if the fireball might have landed on Irish soil.
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# astronomy-ireland - Friday 5 April, 2013
Comet PANSTARRS will be seen next to the Andromeda Galaxy in the northwest.
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# astronomy-ireland - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
Landing on Mars, meteor showers and fixing the space station with a toothbrush – it’s been quite a year.
# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 13 December, 2012
Stargazers will be able to see a shooting star per minute without the use of a telescope or binoculars.
# astronomy-ireland - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
No need for a telescope to see the moon and Jupiter next to each other in tonight’s sky…
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# astronomy-ireland - Monday 19 November, 2012
Observers may see almost twice as many meteors per hour compared to last Saturday’s meteor shower.
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# astronomy-ireland - Saturday 22 September, 2012
Fireballs were spotted in the night sky around Ireland last night…
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# astronomy-ireland - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
This will be one of the last chances to see it until later this year, Astronomy Ireland has said.
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# astronomy-ireland - Saturday 11 August, 2012
The perseid meteor shower is underway. Get out and have a look!
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Eyes to the sky, Astronomy Ireland are expecting a celestial firework show this weekend.
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# astronomy-ireland - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
The Moon will be placed next to Mars on today and next to Saturn on tomorrow in the western sky just after sunset.
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Just as team in Geneva make headway in ‘God particle’ search, their Director General will speak here on the work of the Large Hadron Collider.
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# astronomy-ireland - Saturday 23 June, 2012
Worried about solar flares? The Mayan calendar? The planet Nibiru? Astronomer Conor Farrell answers all your wildest questions.
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# astronomy-ireland - Monday 11 June, 2012
Cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick had a chip implanted in his arm which he used to control an electronic artificial hand.
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# astronomy-ireland - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
… assuming it’s not cloudy. Ahem.
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 19 April, 2012
Earth is about to move into a cloud of dust and debris left by a comet – treating us to one of the best meteor showers this week.
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 29 March, 2012
Mars
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Giant telescopes set up around country for public to use.
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# astronomy-ireland - Monday 26 March, 2012
Jupiter, Venus and a thin slice of crescent moon to be highly visible at 8.30pm.
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# astronomy-ireland - Monday 12 March, 2012
The brightest and second-brightest planets in the sky will come extremely close to one other tonight – and it will all be visible with the naked eye.
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 8 March, 2012
There may be lots of activity in the skies tonight, thanks to solar flare activity – here’s your guide on what to look out for.
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# astronomy-ireland - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
Keep an eye on the skies tonight as Venus, Jupiter and Mercury are set to align with the moon this evening.
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# astronomy-ireland - Wednesday 15 February, 2012
From The Daily Edge
Want to see the most expensive object ever built?
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# astronomy-ireland - Monday 13 February, 2012
…And tomorrow night, if we’re lucky, Astronomy Ireland says. So what do you need to see the aurora borealis? We let you know inside.
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# astronomy-ireland - Saturday 4 February, 2012
From The Daily Edge Planetwatch
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Meanwhile, NASA has released its first footage of the far side of the Moon…
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 19 January, 2012
Adam Vaughan is the Irish winner of a pan-European competition to have a new navigational satellite named after him.
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# astronomy-ireland - Monday 9 January, 2012
Astronomy Ireland believes a fireball seen last week landed in the Irish Sea – but would have disintegrated over land first.
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 15 December, 2011
Have you spotted that extremely bright star glowing in the sky at night these past few weeks? Unfortunately, it’s not the Christmas Star. But Astronomy Ireland knows what it is…
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# astronomy-ireland - Monday 14 November, 2011
Longing for a lecture on how your home planet is going to be consumed by a fiery ball of apocalyptic hell? Well, you’re in luck…
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# astronomy-ireland - Friday 21 October, 2011
The Orionid meteors will be visible to all – no special equipment required – and Astronomy Ireland describes the event as “a beautiful display of celestial fireworks”.
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 13 October, 2011
Take a look up at the sky tonight to see Jupiter and the Moon blaze brighter than ever.
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 6 October, 2011
From The Daily Edge Oops
A passer-by thought they saw a flare being launched by a struggling boat. They didn’t: they saw the sparks of Jupiter.
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# astronomy-ireland - Wednesday 31 August, 2011
Anybody who finds fragments of the meteorite could make thousands of euro, experts say. So what are we looking for?
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# astronomy-ireland - Saturday 27 August, 2011
Astronomy Ireland is gearing up to hold its annual stargazing event in Wicklow tonight, while the search is on for a space rock believed to have fallen to earth this week.
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# astronomy-ireland - Tuesday 23 August, 2011
Did you see a fireball last night? If you did, you’re urged to get in touch with Astronomy Ireland , who are trying to determine if it landed on Irish soil.
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# astronomy-ireland - Wednesday 15 June, 2011
The eclipse will be best viewed on the east coast after 10pm this evening.
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# astronomy-ireland - Thursday 5 May, 2011
From The Daily Edge Duck!
An asteroid measuring around a quarter of a mile across will come closer than the moon on November 8, but it’s a tiny worry compared to what else lies in store…
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# astronomy-ireland - Saturday 23 April, 2011
Why the moon makes Easter a moveable feast – and why you should spend at least some part of today staring at the sun.
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# astronomy-ireland - Wednesday 16 February, 2011
Irish astronomers say we might be able to see light display in night sky as a result of ‘X-flare’.
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# astronomy-ireland - Tuesday 4 January, 2011
But experts warn eclipse watchers not to look at it directly.
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# astronomy-ireland - Monday 20 December, 2010
On the shortest day of the year, the two celestial events will coincide for first time in about 450 years.
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