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# SKIES

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A rare 'super blue blood moon' will be visible later - but Ireland won't experience the full effect
Look up: You've two weeks to see a glowing green comet
This is your last chance to see the SuperMoon in 2014
Scott Carpenter, second US astronaut in orbit, dies at 88
Kite-flying isn't all bad... as long as they are real kites
Look out your window soon to see Saturn (no telescope needed)
Don't miss: Tomorrow's the last full moon of 2012
Look out for a celestial spectacle in the skies tonight
Hark! Is that the Christmas Star in the sky?! Em, maybe not...
Watch the skies for aurora borealis and shooting stars