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Friday 24 March 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Meteor Shower

This year
2023
# Stargazing
The first meteor shower of 2023 will be visible tonight
The Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to peak at 3am.
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Jan 3rd 2023, 5:00 PM
Last year
2022
# Shooting Stars
Meteor shower set to light up Irish skies tonight and tomorrow
The Geminid meteor shower occurs every December.
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Dec 13th 2022, 7:35 PM
All time
# Meteor Shower
Geminid meteor shower to light up the night sky tomorrow
Geminids are very bright, moderately fast, and are unusual in being multi-coloured.
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Dec 12th 2021, 12:30 PM
# Shooting Stars
'A lightning sort of brightness': This stunning shot of the Perseids was captured over Wexford
The Perseids meteor shower which peaked on Wednesday and Thursday night will continue tonight but with a reduced number of meteors likely to be visible.
The Perseids meteor shower which peaked on Wednesday and Thursday night will continue tonight but with a reduced number of meteors likely to be visible.
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Aug 13th 2021, 4:26 PM
# Eyes up
Look out: Perseid meteor shower to peak over Irish skies from tonight
The meteors will be visible all night from dusk until dawn.
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Aug 11th 2020, 7:59 PM
# THE PERSEIDS
The best meteor shower of the year will be visible this week
There will be 20 times more shooting stars than a normal night on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Aug 9th 2020, 7:29 AM
# orionid
Hundreds of shooting stars set to light up Irish skies tonight due to Halley's Comet debris
Previous years have seen dozens of shooting stars pass within an hour.
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Oct 21st 2019, 5:44 PM
# the great beyond
A meteor shower peaking tonight rings in the start of a busy year for stargazing
A supermoon later this month is the first of three in a row.
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Jan 3rd 2019, 6:45 AM
# tiangong-1
Chinese space station set to plummet back to Earth in the coming days
Chinese authorities said it will offer a “splendid” show similar to a meteor shower.
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Mar 30th 2018, 10:36 AM
# Shooting Stars
All eyes on the sky: A meteor shower will be visible over Ireland tonight
Everyone can join in the viewing, with no equipment necessary.
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Oct 9th 2015, 6:54 PM
# Perseids of Doubt
Only one part of the country has a "good chance" of seeing tonight's meteor shower
Sorry, everywhere but the south east.
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Aug 12th 2015, 7:59 PM
# Sky at night
In need of a wish? This week is your best chance of catching a shooting star
The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this week.
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Aug 11th 2014, 7:47 PM
# Shooting Star
Ireland could* be the best place in the world to see a stunning meteor shower tonight
*Weather permitting of course, but it’s not looking too good right now…
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May 23rd 2014, 7:58 PM
# seeing stars
An 'extremely bright' fireball was spotted over Ireland
If you did, you weren’t alone.
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Mar 10th 2014, 2:23 PM
# Falling from the Sky
All eyes on the sky – meteor shower to fall over Ireland
Astronomy Ireland is asking for people to chart the number of meteors they see, as the brightest shower of the year becomes visible tonight.
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Aug 12th 2013, 9:52 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Aug 12th 2013, 4:55 PM
# Russia
Videos: Around 950 injured after meteor strikes central Russia
There was panic in the Russian Urals as a meteor or meteors fell IN the Chelyabinsk region, some 930 miles east of Moscow.
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Feb 15th 2013, 2:05 PM
# 2012 review
2012: The year in space exploration
Landing on Mars, meteor showers and fixing the space station with a toothbrush – it’s been quite a year.
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Dec 25th 2012, 2:00 PM
# Meteors
Geminid meteors to rain on Ireland tonight
Stargazers will be able to see a shooting star per minute without the use of a telescope or binoculars.
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Dec 13th 2012, 4:33 PM
# Meteors
600 year old meteors to rain on earth
Observers may see almost twice as many meteors per hour compared to last Saturday’s meteor shower.
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Nov 19th 2012, 6:30 PM
# fireballs
Did you see the meteor shower over Ireland last night?
Fireballs were spotted in the night sky around Ireland last night…
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Sep 22nd 2012, 11:15 AM
# Astronomy
Meteors to rain down on Earth over coming week
Eyes to the sky, Astronomy Ireland are expecting a celestial firework show this weekend.
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Aug 9th 2012, 7:15 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Thursday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
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Apr 19th 2012, 8:03 PM
# Celestial Fireworks
Meteor shower will be visible from Ireland this weekend
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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Apr 19th 2012, 4:18 PM
# Meteor Shower
Meteor shower to pass over Ireland tonight
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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Oct 21st 2011, 3:31 PM
# Meteor Shower
Watch out for shooting stars in the skies this weekend
The Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the skies above Ireland tonight and tomorrow night.
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Aug 12th 2011, 9:22 PM
# SKIES
Watch the skies for aurora borealis and shooting stars
Increased solar activity means visual treats for star-gazers, with meteor showers and even aurorae visible from Ireland.
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Aug 9th 2011, 12:04 PM
# Astronomy
Is it a bird? Is it a snowstorm? No - it's a meteor shower
Keep an eye on the skies for the next two nights: with clear skies forecast, there’s a chance you’ll spot a shooting star.
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Dec 12th 2010, 4:02 PM