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  • The End of April and Meteor Showers

    As we approach the end of April, the sky has continued to shift and change, so we will be taking a look at what is visible where now, as the nights begin to shorten. We will also take a look brief look at the Lyrid meteor show that occurs at the end of April. Back…

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  • Damhsa na Pláinéid: Conas a Bhogann Siad

    In this video, we take a look at the planets, particularly their motion through the sky. We’ve looked at the motion of various planets before, but mostly individually. Here, we’re looking at the planets all together, so we can compare their movements to each other and the background of the stars. We’ll start by looking…

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  • Other Solar Systems You Can See With Your Own Two Eyes: Exoplanets Orbiting Visible Stars!

    We are taking another look at exoplanets! There is so much to say about planets beyond our solar system that we are addressing them again here. You can go back on this website or my YouTube channel and check out my previous video and/or article on the topic. We will really be looking for and…

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  • The Nova in Corona Borealis: What it is and Where to Find it

    There has been a lot of hype in the news lately about an upcoming nova, an appropriate amount of hype given what is going to occur. Both novae and supernovae get there name from the Latin word for new, nova, as they can appear to form a whole new star in the sky. This is…

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  • Jupiter: A Closer Look at the Giant Planet

    In this video, we finally take a closer look at Jupiter. Jupiter has been incredibly prominent in our sky for months now, especially standing out as the brightest object in the sky at sunset the past couple of months, appearing as the very first object when the sky begins to darken. Jupiter is much further…

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  • Dark Skies and Light Pollution: What Does it Look Like?

    Another video celebrating dark skies week and looking at light pollution. The previous Irish language video on this channel also talked about light pollution and dark skies, but in this video we won’t just look at pristine skies with low light pollution, we’re also going to look at areas with much higher incidence of light…

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  • The April 8th Total Solar Eclipse!

    As we are now into the month of April, it is time to take a look at the eclipse. The total solar eclipse will be occurring on April 8th, just a week after this video. This eclipse has been called the Great American Eclipse and it will be visible to some degree over a large…

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  • A Quick Look into April: What’s Coming Up in the Sky Next Month?

    As we begin to come into April, I do need to mention Dark Skies and light pollution, as the first week of April is Dark Skies Week here in Ireland. The very last video I posted, an Irish language video, was all about light pollution and how much better the sky is without it, and…

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  • Féile na Spéire Dorcha agus na Gaeltachtaí

    In almost every video I post to this channel, excepting special videos looking at the Sun and such, I give some comparison between the light polluted sky I see from the city I live in and the superior view a dark sky, with no light pollution can provide. Here in Ireland next week is Dark…

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  • The Upcoming Lunar Eclipse: How to See it and Where it Will Look Best

    Today we are going to be looking at the penumbral lunar eclipse happening later this month. For us here in Ireland, we are only going to see the first half or so of this eclipse. We will see the Moon move into the edge of the Earths just before it sets, so we won’t get…

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