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  • Early September Jovian Moons: Io and Europa Occultations from All Over!

    Today we will continue looking at the month of September. We’re starting just a couple of days into the month on the 3rd of September and we’re going to be looking at Jupiter and its moons around sunrise. We are going to be taking a look at some of Jupiter’s moons occulting each other and…

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  • Jupiter and the Moon on September 9th 2026!

    Today we are taking a look ahead to September 9th to take a look at Jupiter at the behest of a commenter. I was informed that something would happen with Jupiter on September 9th, something that is worth looking at. I was given a location to look at it from which isn’t in Ireland, but…

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  • Stargazing in September: Looking Ahead

    Today we are going to be looking ahead to the coming month of September, but just before we do, I want to remind everyone of the partial lunar eclipse that is occurring on the 28th of August. We’re starting on the 27th and moving past midnight. Around 2 o’clock the shadow of the Earth will…

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  • Close Conjunction or Occultation: Venus and the Moon in 2050!

    Today we are looking into the future to check out an event that was suggested by a commenter. We’re just jumping a couple of decades into the future, to 2050, and we are looking at the 21st of August, so we don’t need to worry too much about the date. I have been suggested a…

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  • Past and Future Eclipses form Ireland and the Moon!

    I hope that many of you, or at least some of you, got to see the solar eclipse that occurred on August 12th. This was of course, a total solar eclipse, but only a partial from here in Ireland. I myself did get to see some of this eclipse, but only about 40% obscuration. Unfortunately,…

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  • Io and Europa: Jovian Occultations from August 19th to 30th

    Today we are going to be looking at the moons of Jupiter from a couple of specific locations. Importantly, we are now past the solar eclipse. I hope many of you got to see the solar eclipse on August 12th. If you didn’t get to see the solar eclipse, I hope you at least saw…

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  • Our Next Lunar Eclipse: August 28th!

    Today we are going to look ahead to the end of August to see a lunar eclipse. Firstly however, tomorrow is the solar eclipse, the solar eclipse that I have been talking about at least all year. Here in Ireland, we will get to see a 97% total solar eclipse if you are on the…

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  • The August Total Solar Eclipse from the Best Locations!

    Today we are going to talk about the eclipse. We will very quickly deal with the August 12th total solar eclipse from here in Ireland. The sky will get darker and then brighten up again before the Sun sets. That is the partial eclipse that we will get from here in Ireland. As I’ve mentioned…

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  • The Other Thing on the 12th of August: The Perseid Meteor Shower

    We have just over a week to go until the eclipse, and don’t worry, at least the next post on this website will deal with the eclipse. Between 6 and 8 o’clock in Ireland, so 5 and 7 UTC, the sky will darken as the Moon moves in front of the Sun, making planets like…

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  • The Stars in August and a Better View of the Planets

    Today we are going to continue looking at the coming month of August. We’re going to take a look more at the stars, the constellations and how they’re going to change, but we are also going to take a look at the greatest elongations of Mercury and Venus from more favorable locations. If you remember…

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