‘The cosmic ballet goes on.’ A total eclipse of the Moon will be taking place over Ireland later this week, but you will have to be up early to witness the celestial event. Caused when the Moon enters the Earth’s shadow, the lunar eclipse will begin at 5.09am on Friday, 14 March. In a statement, […]

1 year ago

Keep your eyes on the skies. A supermoon eclipse will be visible over Ireland this week, with the phenomenon noticeable to Irish stargazers in the early hours of Wednesday, September 18. Astronomy Ireland is advising anyone looking to catch a glimpse of the partial eclipse of the Moon that they’ll have to stay up very […]

1 year ago

It will be the last eclipse of the Sun visible from Ireland until 2024. A partial solar eclipse is set to take place over Ireland on Tuesday, 25 October as it sweeps across Europe, west Asia, northeast Africa and the Middle East. In a statement on its website, Astronomy Ireland said that for mid-Ireland the […]

3 years ago

The celestial event is also known as a ‘Blood Moon’. The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century will occur on Friday 27 July, and for some part of it, will be visible with the naked eye to people in parts of Ireland. While our view won’t be as good as those in parts of […]

8 years ago

It will be a partial eclipse in Ireland… People will be able to witness a partial solar eclipse in the skies above Ireland this evening. For around 50 minutes from 7.30pm this evening, the people of Ireland will be able to see the spectacle in the sky which will obscure about 10% of the sun […]

9 years ago

The USA is about to plunged into darkness… but don’t worry, this time it is a good thing. While folks in America will get to enjoy the visual majesty of a rare Total Solar Eclipse, in this part of the world, we’ll only get to witness a partial version of the solar eclipse, which is […]

9 years ago