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Astronomy Ireland is predicting that at 9:53pm the world's first privately built space craft will cross Irish skies, just below the Moon, 20 minutes after being launched from Florida.
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Poolbeg Lighthouse cradles supermoon❤️🇮🇪 #éire
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8:42pm(in daylight!) CREW DRAGON passes near the Moon just 20 minutes after liftoff! Use binoculars.
It passes in front of the Moon (use binoculars or a telescope) as seen along a line from:
Galway City, to Athenry, to Banagher, to Mountmellick, to Glendalough, to Wicklow Town!
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Today, August 1st, marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of Astronomy Ireland!
It marks the beginning of a year long celebration of the formation of what has gone on to become the world's most popular astronomy society.
Happy Birthday Astronomy Ireland. 🔭 🪐 🚀
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Astronomy Ireland is urging everyone in Ireland to look at a superb spectacle of nature this evening when the brilliant planet Venus lines up with the Moon.
For several hours from 6pm this evening (Thu 27), an extremely bright 'light' will lie just to the upper right of the Moon.
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Some shots of NEOWISE by Astronomy Ireland Chairman David Moore.
Single 6 second exposure at ISO 6400 with 270mm lens wide open at f/5.6 around 2:30am (July 10) after waiting in a field for over 2 hours for clouds to clear!
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Astonishing photo.
VIEWS FROM SPACE: Just 2 minutes before liftoff,
@Space_Station
astronaut Chris Cassidy took this photo of
@NASAKennedy
from nearly 250 miles up, showing the
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 rocket on the pad.
#LaunchAmerica
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A superb picture of the NEOWISE comet from Noel Keating in Donegal.
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Wow. What a photo. Definite aurora to be seen from a lot of the country right now. Get out there for a look.
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That’s Mars up there beside the moon tonight. Best opportunity to see it for years, make sure you get out and have a look.
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Wow. That’s a great capture.
Meteor lights up the sky in Dublin City captured by our Brian Boru webcam at 18.11pm this evening.
#meteor
#brianboru
#Dublin
@AstronomyIRL
@SnowbieWx
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Voyager 1 Just Fired Up its Backup Thrusters for the 1st Time in 37 Years
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Astronomy Ireland is urging all to watch the night sky this eve for 1 of nature's great spectacles -the aurora borealis, or 'Northern Lights'
After a very strong display of Northern Lights last night another good display is expected after sunset and should be visible from Ire.
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And Venus and the Moon are a spectacular sight out there right now. Look west.
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There's a strong chance the Northern Lights will be visible above Ireland this weekend | JOE.ie
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Lots of tweets about ring around the Moon, it’s also known as a Moon Halo! It’s caused by the refraction and reflection of light from ice crystals that are suspended in thin, wispy, clouds at high altitudes.
#astronomy
#moon
#saywhatyousee
#lockeddownbutlookingup
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Fantastic footage Cian.
A quick time lapse showing February’s full ‘Snow Moon’ rising over
@blackrockcastle
on the banks of the River Lee last night. Couldn’t have asked for better conditions! 🌕
#FullMoon
#SnowMoon
#Cork
#Ireland
#PureCork
@martylyricfm
@Castle_Cafe1
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Fantastic James.
Just happened across this while taking a trip to the shop this evening, the Moon on the Tullamore Ring Road
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Clare, Cork, Athlone, Fermanagh all sending reports of a meteor sighting in the skies tonight. It sounds like a big one. Reports from Wales too and a picture, to come.
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Spectacular James.
I decided to get some shots of the sky tonight.
I saw a very lovely moon, Jupiter hanging out right next to it, the ISS and Starlink, and this visitor turned up.
A bright fireball heading east over my head to break up over the sea.
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Launch aborted sadly, due to the weather at the Cape. To be rescheduled for Saturday 30th.
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Yet another massive fireball seen over Ireland Saturday night 10:28pm Irish Time (Sept.24 - not be confused with similar event 10 days ago Sept.14th which will be a feature article in next AI magazine!) Video by Charlie McCormack(Galway) and
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Another classic photo by one of the best Astro photographers in the country.
A Perseid's meteor fireball runs through the heart of the Milky Way on Saturday night at Slieve League, Co Donegal. Great to capture it, especially given the 75% Moon. Tap to expand to see all the star light!
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We are flooded with reports of a bright fireball over Ireland Sept.24 10:30pm. It’ll take a few days to do analysis,we finished the analysis of the similarly huge fireball of 10pm Sept.14th, full article in Astronomy Ireland magazine (special offer at at )
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An amazing sky out there now, with moon Jupiter and Venus. Catch it if you can.
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Looked for the Starlinks last night on a clear night in Dublin and saw nothing. Finding them increasingly harder to spot, for whatever reason. Do you want us to keep posting the times for these Starlinks or should we discontinue this now?
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It wasn’t a firework folks, despite the week that’s in it! 👻 🎃 They don’t make them that big yet. Sounds like a meteor or a fireball. Thanks for the reports and keep them coming.
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Breathtaking.
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Starlink Launch Over Ireland! SpaceX will launch the next 60 Starlink satellites from Florida at 2:25am tonight, and 20 mins later they cross directly over central Ireland! 1.5 hrs later they cross us again and you may see the 60 satellites being deployed like a string of pearls
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People are asking us where is the best vantage point to see the conjunction on Monday. Well, look for high ground with a clear view of the horizon, look to the south west and you should see them clearly. More details over the coming days.
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Our pleasure. Great to see Adam and the family enjoying the magazine. 🔭
Thank you so much to
@AstronomyIRL
for the kind gesture - Adam is absolutely delighted to be an honorary member! As you can see our whole family take great joy from the excellent magazine - thanks for keeping the
#space
enthusiasm burning brightly in our house 💟 🚀👨🚀
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NOT CGI😱 The lunar eclipse might seem like a stationary event, but in reality the moon must move across the sky for it to happen. The moon actually moves a LOT during the eclipse. These images show the movement of the moon over about a 6 minute period.
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Mars looking fantastic beside the moon tonight.
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Great video Garreth.
#InternationalSpaceStation
and
#starlink
are seen over
#dublin
time lapse 17.05.21
@AstronomyIRL
@LovinDublin
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DON'T MISS IN COMING DAYS:
MARS closest this month until 2035!!! Stunning views last night!
Venus close to Moon next week!
See magazine for details.
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PLANETS NEAR MOON: in coming days see Jupiter, Saturn and Mars all near the Moon with the naked eye! Full details and diagrams in our June magazine.
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Tomorrow....ISS 🛰 back in evening skies. We will have the timings for you for this upcoming evening phase.
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There is a chance of a display of the aurora (Northern Lights) on Wednesday night (Dec.9th) all night long. It may be a weak glow on the north horizon but it could become much stronger. Keep an eye out all night long and email magazine
@astronomy
.ie if you see anything please!
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For those of you asking, that’s Venus directly above a beautiful crescent moon. If you’ve never seen a planet, now is your chance. Get out and see it as they sink into the west.
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1/2 For the first time ever, we are now able to offer our evening classes nationwide. They can now be done online across all 32 counties and not just Dublin as in the past. Over the past 20 years they have become the most popular astronomy classes in Ireland for beginners.
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Happy Christmas to all our members, followers and supporters around the world. Hope you have a peaceful day. 🛰 🌎 🪐 🔭
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Fantastic, thanks Darrin. Door cams are the way forward for astronomy! ☄️
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SPECIAL ALERT: 10:50pm SuperMoon rises! Visible all night until sunrise.
Send your best photo (just the best one please!) to magazine
@astronomy
.ie
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NEW MEMBERS WANTED - ESPECIALLY BEGINNERS!
Please support us and get Astronomy Ireland magazine:
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Today is Sir Patrick Moore's 100th birthday! A great friend to Astronomy Ireland he gave us public lectures & wrote for our magazine. He was proud to be part Irish. AI Founder David Moore(no relation!) & Patrick Moore in Dublin(1990s)
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CREW DRAGON: we will post when and where to look for this historic launch early tomorrow afternoon. Stay tuned!
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Professor Brian Cox's new 4-part show “Adventures in Space and Time” is on BBC TWO tonight at 9pm. Well worth a watch.
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Fabulous Ann.
Went out in search of a rising moon yesterday but alas it was a no show … but this morning made up for it. The first full moon of 2024 taken from Omeath shore looking towards the Flagstaff road.
@AstronomyIRL
@EarthandClouds
@ThePhotoHour
@AimsirTG4
@deric_tv
@discoverirl
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Well done PJ, great footage.
PJ O’Keefe was filming the Starlink satellites in Carlow when he managed to capture the Meteor. 6:09pm was the timestamp. Check out the video!
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Fantastic photo, well done Mark.
@AstronomyIRL
got my first telescope and tonight was the first time I’ve seen the moon and got this. Buzzing
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Great photo Steve
Close up of
#iss
during the 19.38 pass tonight. Hand tracked, used 8in Skywatcher Dob.
#spotthestation
#InternationalSpaceStation
@space_station
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A magical nightsky tonight. The upside of cold weather. If you’ve never seen the planet Jupiter then just look at the moon now. You’re also looking at Jupiter. First ISS pass just gone over, Starlinks coming up next in the south at 1804. magazine
@astronomy
.ie if you have photos.
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@JoannaDonnellyL
Unlikely Joanna. It’s barely visible with the naked eye and not likely to be captured with an iPhone. That looks more like a lens flare to us, lovely photo though.
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Lots of fireball reports! Anyone able to tell us if it was left or right of moon so we can check camera?
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Lidl are once again stocking 10x50mm binoculars for just 19.99 euro. These are good quality Bresser brand and great for astronomy. Incredible value. Grab a pair. Maybe even give to someone as a gift, along with a subscription to Astronomy Ireland magazine
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Fantastic picture of comet NEOWISE sent to us by Matthew Meehan in Wales.
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WOW!!!! Lots of you seeing ISS over Ireland! Watch out for those pesky Starlinks next!
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Stunning photo Phil.
I recently imaged Comet C/2022 e3 ZTF from our back field here in
#cork
Gear:
Redcat 51, ASI533mc pro, William Optics 32mm UniGuide Scope, ASI120mm mini guide camera, ASIAIR Plus, ZWO EAF, iOptron GEM28, Optolong l-Pro filter
@CorkAstronomy
@AstronomyIRL
#Astrophotography
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From our very own photography team led by Ireland's best known astronomer - David Moore! Super Blood Moon
Contact us for permission to use in press or posts
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10:15pm see Crew Dragon very low in the S in strong twilight after it has been around the Earth once. May be dim and difficult to see so use binoculars.
11:01pm see ISS very low in SW, well below the Moon with 3 men aboard.
Only 2 more evenings to see ISS until mid July
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ASTRO LAUNCH 9.33 Irish Time. Watch live on NASA TV.
9:53pm(approx) see CREW DRAGON with 2 new astronauts Bob & Doug aboard just 20 minutes after they leave Florida! Strong twilight but just below Moon
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Channel 4 is screening the 2016 movie HIDDEN FIGURES on Saturday at 9pm. It's about the 3 female African-American mathematicians who worked for NASA in the 1960s against all odds. Stars Kevin Costner.
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At 6:28pm a brand new batch of around 50 Starlinks satellites launched this morning will pass over Ireland EXTREMELY CLOSE in an AMAZING SIGHT - look fairly high in the South!!!
Email MAGAZINE
@ASTRONOMY
.IE if you see them with your location.
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Happy solstice to everyone in Newgrange and to all our followers around the world. From now on the days get longer and it is, really, the most wonderful time of the year!
Newgrange basking in the solstice sun
#WinterSolstice
#Newgrange
@opwireland
@heritageireland
@DeptAHG
@NationalMons
@DiscoverBoyneV
@ancienteastIRL
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That is phenomenal Tom. One of the best shots we’ve seen for a long time.
I think I may have a new favorite Astro image ✨📸 😍
Orion the Hunter watches over The Ballycumber Folly, Co. Offaly.
You can see the Orion, Horsehead and Rosette nebulae along with Bernard's Loop. I lit the foreground using torches.
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That is a fantastic photo Mateusz, congrats.
Aer Lingus 🇮🇪️ Airbus A330-300 EI-FNG
@AerLingus
@AstronomyIRL
@DublinAirport
@rtenews
@rte
@virginmedia
@
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We should see a 'Space Chase' (Cygnus resupply craft to ISS) over Ireland on Friday!
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Stunning photos David.
The Milky Way and a
#Perseid
Meteor in Glendalough.
The
#PerseidMeteorShower
peaks over the next few nights, the cloud outlook isn't great but there will be breaks, my viewing tips are below & most importantly enjoy!
@ThePhotoHour
@StormHour
@deric_tv
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Ok, thanks for all your replies. Overwhelmingly in favour of continuing to post the times of the Starlinks so we will indeed. Tonight’s coming right up....
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The most spectacular sky out there now, if you have no clouds like we do in Dublin. A brand new moon setting, with Venus beside it and look left to see Saturn and brighter Jupiter. Stunning.
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We've had a huge influx of new followers here this week, over 6,000 now. Welcome to you all and stay tuned for all breaking astronomy news.
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The aurora due late tomorrow nite seems to have arrived early!
Look north!
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Fantastic photo Seán.
Pillars and pillars of aurora captured last night over these old ruins in Connemara.
@UKNikon
Z6 II and 24mm 1.8 prime lens.
@b_fitzsimons
@visit_galway
@TheJournalNews
@Aurora_ireland
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Total lunar eclipse has begun. Perfect view from Dublin. You can see our big shadow beginning to cover the Moon! Anyone get photos? Hope it's clear wherever you are!
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Dozens of the Starlink satellites will cross the sky chasing each other tonight (Jan.6th) but in TWO batches separated by about 10 minutes:
Firstly, from 6:20pm to 6:24pm and then 6:33pm to 6:38pm.
Both 'batches' will be low in the South (passing between Venus and the Moon.)
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PERSEIDs best tonight, watch dusk(good) to dawn(best!)!!
VENUS below Moon at sunset!!!
Details of both in your magazine!
1) NO STARLINKs (groups of 10+ that is) nor ISS visible over Ireland tonight! Watch out for Perseids instead!
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What a photo. Well done John. 👍
6.10 this am for Apr 97% full Moon
#PinkMoon
setting over
#RathmichaelWoods
(L) &
#FairyCastle
(R)
#Dublin
. From
#ShanganaghPark
#2kmfromhome
.
@AstronomyIRL
@IrishTimes
@SCANShankill
@photoEphemeris
@DubMountains
#LovinDublin
@LoveSouthDublin
@CanonUKandIE
#SocialDistancing
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That’s Jupiter up there beside the moon folks, just in case you’re wondering. Hope you have clear skies.
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Hope you all enjoyed the eclipse. A selection of some of your photos coming later today.
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The Indian eagle has landed! Congratulations India, soft landing on the moon achieved by Chandrayaan 3 craft.
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Great photo Simon.
I've never seen
#Saturn
through a telescope before, so this took my breath away! Taken with a
#pixel4
through my
#skywatcher
150p dobsonian, using a BST Starglider 8mm eyepiece. Photo is an unedited frame from a video.
@martinastro2005
@AstronomyIRL
@skyatnightmag
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STARLINKS CLOSE: best ever Irish views of Starlinks close together continues tonight!
Get your sighting archived in the National Library, email MAGAZINE
@ASTRONOMY
.IE describing what you saw!
MOON NEAR PLANETS: amazing views tonight, see diagrams in our June magazine
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CREW DRAGON: Launch is due at 8:22pm Irish Time tonight.
You can watch online at and many other sources (youtube, SKY tv, etc)
20 minutes later it passes over Ireland, but in daylight.
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Monday 1st June.
10:14pm see ISS in strong twilight very low in southwest to south, passing well below the Moon (see Golden Handle!).
This is the LAST evening pass of ISS from Ireland until mid July so wave at the new 5 man crew!
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Great photos Gareth.
Testing my new focal reducer. So much to learn! Juipter, some Pleiades, a bit of Andromeda and lovely Luna.
@AstronomyIRL
#Jupiter
#Plieades
#Andromeda
#Moon
#Bellewstown
#Ireland
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Grey skies in Dublin unfortunately so no aurora here for now. We’ll keep looking though. Look to the north, from as high a vantage point as you can. For further info on the aurora listen to David Moore talking about it here…
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Last night was a fantastic clear night in so many parts of the country. So much to see in the sky these nights. Thanks for all your great photos. Don’t forget to send your best ones to magazine
@astronomy
.ie to be in with a chance of being in next month’s mag.
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With clear skies likely tonight and Venus being closest to the Moon, if you get any photos of the Moon near Venus please send them directly to magazine
@astronomy
.ie where they will be archived in the National Library for all time.
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Fantastic view of the space chase tonight here from Dublin. About 4 minutes between them. ISS and Nauka. Hope you got to see it wherever you are. Another opportunity at 1143pm.
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Outstanding video John.
#Sunrise
with hint of
#GreenFlash
over
#IrishSea
from
#ShankillBeach
5.40 this am. I've once seen a strong one in Sardinia in 2010 - on my Flickr with background info.
#Dawn
#SlowTV
#StarShipEarth
@AstronomyIRL
@Coast_Monkey
@photoEphemeris
@laurahutts
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It looks like the weather is going to ruin any view of the conjunction for us in Dublin unfortunately. Hope you have clearer skies wherever you are.
Look to the southwest after sunset and send us on any reports or photos you get to magazine
@astronomy
.ie
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An amazing photograph taken at Star-B-Q on Saturday night by our very own volunteers!
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CREW DRAGON: ISS is a little bigger after the Crew Dragon docked at 3:16pm today - full [Irish] coverage in next magazine!
Tonight is second last chance to see ISS in evening skies, but it'll be back in July for 2 more weeks of evening passes.
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Wasn't Venus spectacular near Moon this morning! More tomorrow morning, see magazine!
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