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Monday 4 December 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# eclipse

This year
2023
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Ireland tonight
A small “bite” will be taken out of the Moon tonight for around 80 minutes.
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Oct 28th 2023, 6:00 AM
Last year
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Partial eclipse of the Sun to be visibile across Ireland this morning
It is to begin around 10.06am.
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Oct 25th 2022, 8:00 AM
All time
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Ireland tomorrow morning
The partial lunar eclipse is due to begin around 07.18am.
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Nov 18th 2021, 5:26 PM
Everything you need to know about tonight's Flower Supermoon
The third supermoon of this year will be visible tonight and tomorrow, with the perfect time to watch at around 10pm tonight.
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May 26th 2021, 9:00 PM
Thousands of people gather in Chile to witness solar eclipse
During the brief period of darkness, only the lights of mobile phones were visible.
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Dec 14th 2020, 10:00 PM
Enable finishes second-best as Ghaiyyath gallops to Eclipse victory
Charlie Appleby’s star adds Eclipse win to Coronation Cup.
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Jul 5th 2020, 4:18 PM
Partial solar eclipse wows stargazers in Africa, Asia and the Middle East
It was known as a ‘ring of fire’ because the moon covered most, but not all, of the sun
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Jun 22nd 2020, 3:20 PM
A penumbral lunar eclipse is currently taking place and will be visible over Ireland this evening
Tonight will see one of four eclipses occurring in 2020.
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Jan 10th 2020, 8:12 PM
A 'deep' partial eclipse of the moon takes place this evening
There won’t be another one for 2 years, so Astronomy Ireland is asking people to send photos of the eclipse into them.
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Jul 16th 2019, 6:15 AM
PHOTOS: Thousands turn out to watch rare total solar eclipse in South America
Solar eclipses happen when the Sun, Moon and Earth line up, allowing the Moon to cast its shadow on Earth.
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Jul 3rd 2019, 7:41 AM
A rare 'super blue blood moon' will be visible later - but Ireland won't experience the full effect
The spectacle will be visible in clear skies above Australia, Asia and some parts of the US and Eastern Europe.
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Jan 31st 2018, 7:46 AM
Rapper brags of looking straight at solar eclipse... then cancels gigs due to vision problems
Joey Badass said the gigs were cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances”.
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Aug 24th 2017, 10:19 PM
Fox host jokes that Trump looking at eclipse is 'most impressive thing any president has ever done'
Tucker Carlson is a vocal supporter of the US President.
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Aug 22nd 2017, 9:46 AM
Pictures: The solar eclipse had all of America gazing upwards this evening
“We have to start eating salad and be healthy if we want to make it till the next eclipse,” one observer said.
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Aug 21st 2017, 10:18 PM
WATCH: Check out this livestream of the solar eclipse
The solar eclipse will plunge parts of the US into darkness this afternoon.
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Aug 21st 2017, 5:57 PM
The United States is about to experience the best eclipse in a lifetime... but how long does Ireland have to wait?
Ages, is the answer.
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Aug 21st 2017, 8:10 AM
Eyes to the sky: Ireland will be treated to a rare eclipse of the moon tonight
The eclipse will officially begin at 10.30 but dimming will not be visible until after 11.
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Feb 10th 2017, 8:00 AM
Take a break and watch the only total solar eclipse of 2016
An Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Honolulu was timed to allow passengers watch the rare eclipse from 37,000 feet in the air.
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Mar 10th 2016, 11:00 AM
Photos: Didn't manage to see the blood moon last night? Here is what you missed...
If you have been asleep for the last eight hours here is what you missed.
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Sep 28th 2015, 7:54 AM
The moon will turn blood red tonight in extremely rare Supermoon total eclipse
Set those alarms for 3:11am.
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Sep 27th 2015, 7:52 PM
Above the clouds: These eclipse photos from the Irish Air Corps are pretty breathtaking
Not your average day in the office.
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Mar 20th 2015, 10:52 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Mar 20th 2015, 4:48 PM
Dublin city's total eclipse captured in wonderful photo from Ringsend
Bright eyes.
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Mar 20th 2015, 10:15 AM
Here's what we were watching, reading and listening to - the last time there was a solar eclipse
Come with us on a journey through time and space…
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Mar 20th 2015, 8:00 AM
Want to view the solar eclipse without damaging your eyes? Read this
Bonnie Tyler has some solid advice for you.
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Mar 20th 2015, 6:02 AM
7 essential things you need to know about tomorrow's eclipse
Turn around, bright eyes.
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Mar 19th 2015, 10:04 PM
What is a solar eclipse and why is one happening tomorrow?
It will be our last for 11 years, so savour it.
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Mar 19th 2015, 9:15 PM
Could the solar eclipse cause blackouts in Ireland?
Solar power has become a much more common way of generating power than after the last eclipse.
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Mar 19th 2015, 6:02 AM
Dog takes the bus to meet her owner at the park, all by herself
Public transport has gone to the dogs.
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Jan 14th 2015, 8:07 AM
There was a partial solar eclipse in parts of the world today (pics, video)
No sign of it here in Ireland unfortunately…
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Nov 3rd 2013, 7:35 PM
Minor eclipse of the Moon to last for hours tonight
Astonomy Ireland is asking for people to collect information about what they can see.
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Oct 18th 2013, 6:50 AM
Want to see a bite taken out of the moon? You can tonight
A lunar eclipse will take place tonight, so you’re advised to look up between 9 and 10pm.
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Apr 25th 2013, 11:47 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here’s nine things to know this morning…
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Nov 14th 2012, 8:35 AM
The Daily Fix: Monday
Your nightly round-up of the day’s biggest news stores…
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May 21st 2012, 7:59 PM
PHOTOS: Last night's annular eclipse as seen around the world
The sun, moon and earth came into specific points of their orbit last night which made it look like there was a ring of fire around the moon.
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May 21st 2012, 10:54 AM