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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…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  August 13, 2026

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

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• Conjunction of the Moon, Mars and Saturn: From Europe, Africa, the Americas, Australia and More!

  Today we are going to take a look at something that I am fairly confident we will not be able to see here in Ireland. Some people might just barely see it from the countryside. Recently, I saw a newspaper headline, or really the headline of an online journal, saying that there would be a…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  May 14, 2026

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

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