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High in the sky
The International Space Station will fly across Irish skies tonight
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29.8k
Nov 30th 2023, 8:08 AM
eclipse
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Ireland tonight
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Oct 28th 2023, 6:00 AM
Aurora Borealis
'You'll never get the same picture twice': Wexford man captures Northern Lights from back garden
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Sep 26th 2023, 4:20 PM
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
Rare 'super blue moon' will be visible this week for the last time until 2037
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Shooting Stars
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Aug 10th 2023, 6:51 PM
Out of this World
A supermoon will be visible over Ireland across the next three nights
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Jul 31st 2023, 5:17 PM
Supermoon
Larger and brighter 'supermoon' will be visible tonight and tomorrow
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Jul 3rd 2023, 4:08 PM
Astronomy
Venus will be visible next to the moon tonight
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Jun 22nd 2023, 11:48 AM
Aurora Borealis
Spectacular auroral phenomenon seen at select spots across Ireland on Sunday night
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Apr 24th 2023, 4:08 PM
Wolf Moon
Stargazers encouraged to look upwards for a view of the ‘Wolf Moon’
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Jan 6th 2023, 5:41 PM
Astronomy
Moon and Mars to appear close to each other in night sky during rare 'conjunction' tonight
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Jan 3rd 2023, 1:03 PM
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Solar System
All the planets in the solar system visible tonight and tomorrow night
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Dec 29th 2022, 7:37 PM
The Red Planet
Mars set to be visible next to the full moon tonight
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Nov 11th 2022, 2:22 PM
Out of this World
Jupiter should be visibile tonight as it comes closest to Earth in 60 years
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Sep 26th 2022, 3:26 PM
Space Oddity
'Fireball' spotted crossing the sky over Ireland and UK last night likely to be space debris
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Sep 15th 2022, 11:15 AM
Shooting Stars
'A lightning sort of brightness': This stunning shot of the Perseids was captured over Wexford
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Aug 13th 2021, 4:26 PM
Shooting Stars
Clear spells to give Irish stargazers a glimpse of Perseids as annual meteor shower peaks
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Aug 11th 2021, 6:30 AM
Supermoon
Everything you need to know about tonight's Flower Supermoon
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May 26th 2021, 9:00 PM
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
Spooky skies: Rare blue moon to shine over Ireland on Halloween
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46.3k
Oct 29th 2020, 9:45 PM
Aurora Borealis
Northern Lights visible from Ireland this week - and tonight's the best time to see them
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66.4k
Sep 29th 2020, 7:30 PM
Eyes up
Look out: Perseid meteor shower to peak over Irish skies from tonight
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Aug 11th 2020, 7:59 PM
THE PERSEIDS
The best meteor shower of the year will be visible this week
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Aug 9th 2020, 7:29 AM
Skywatch
'Now is the time to watch': The Neowise comet will be closest to Earth in the coming days
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Jul 18th 2020, 9:00 PM
Once in a century
'The comet of the century' - NEOWISE comet is visible in Irish skies
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Jul 9th 2020, 3:33 PM
Look Up
A penumbral lunar eclipse is currently taking place and will be visible over Ireland this evening
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Jan 10th 2020, 8:12 PM
great gig in the sky
'Green ball of fire' - A stunning green fireball lit up the Irish sky last night
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Oct 29th 2019, 11:43 AM
Shooting Star
Tonight's the night as Perseid meteor shower set to light up the skies in Ireland
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52.2k
Aug 12th 2019, 10:01 PM
up early
Everything you need to know about viewing the 'super wolf blood moon' overnight
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94.8k
Jan 20th 2019, 9:00 PM
up early
Irish stargazers will be able to view a rare 'super wolf blood moon' on Monday
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32.7k
Jan 18th 2019, 12:09 PM
get a look
Public invited to use Ireland's most powerful telescope to view the moon
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28.3k
Mar 24th 2018, 8:15 AM
rare occurrence
Keep watch - the Northern Lights could be on display in Ireland's skies this weekend
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52.1k
Sep 8th 2017, 10:58 AM
Eyes to the sky
Irish stargazers warned the moon may spoil tonight's meteor shower
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19.8k
Aug 12th 2017, 10:00 AM
Look Up
The planet Venus will be getting very close to us tonight
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30.6k
Jan 31st 2017, 7:00 PM
Slightly smaller
Stargazers rejoice: There's another supermoon on the way
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23.7k
Dec 11th 2016, 8:30 PM
cosmic ballet goes on
The supermoon is still over Ireland - here's how it looked last night
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14.3k
Nov 16th 2016, 10:05 AM
glancing at the moonlight
Look up: The supermoon is expected to last until Wednesday night
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11.6k
Nov 15th 2016, 7:54 PM
on display
Look up - the Northern Lights could be on display in Ireland's skies tonight
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37.5k
Sep 29th 2016, 7:29 PM
Shooting Stars
Look out your window tonight - there's a special meteor shower due over Ireland
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34.3k
Aug 11th 2016, 6:03 AM
THE ROSE MOON
Keep an eye on the sky tonight for the first 'Strawberry moon' in 70 years
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48.0k
Jun 20th 2016, 10:55 PM
watch the skies
A once-in-a-generation phenomenon will be played out in the sky over Ireland tomorrow
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May 8th 2016, 7:30 PM
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