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Astronomy Ireland are organising a public viewing event of Comet Wirtanen
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Astronomy Ireland gives the best times and locations to witness the celestial event
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Partial solar eclipse seen in Ireland from about 7:40pm, with best views in the west
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Clear weather and dark night skies make this an exceptional viewing year
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Astronomy Ireland received hundreds of reports of phenomenon late last weekend
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Solar eclipses of this magnitude are rare and cloud breaks should let most people see it
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