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Beautiful landscape after sunset with the moon, Jupiter and Venus, seen from Isalo, Madagascar Shutterstock/Dennis van de Water

Venus, Jupiter and Mars to create triangle spectacle tomorrow morning

The spectacle, which has occurred every morning this weekend, looks like bright stars.

TOMORROW MORNING IS your last chance to see what will look like a ‘double star’ in the sky.

It will actually be the two brightest objects in the sky, Venus and Jupiter. The planets will look like they are passing close to one another between 7am – 8am.

David Moore, editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine said, “The two planets are not really close to one another in space, it is merely a line of sight effect, but extremely spectacular never the less.

The spectacle, which has occurred every morning this weekend is easily visible to the naked eye. Moore added:

It is a rare spectacle of nature and everyone should take a look.

The planet Venus looks like a bright star to the naked eye but it is 100 times brighter than the brightest stars in the sky. Venus is around 100 million km from Earth.

The planet Jupiter also looks like a very bright star to the naked eye and it is 10 times brighter than the brightest stars in the sky. Jupiter is about 900 million km from Earth

Venus is the same size as the Earth, but Jupiter is 11 times wider than Earth (and therefore Venus).

Planet Mars, while slightly dimmer, will also be visible to the naked eye. It will be to the lower left of the Venus-Jupiter pair.

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    Mute SCO Electrical
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    Oct 26th 2015, 7:18 PM

    Looked outside? I can’t see the bottom of the garden let alone space.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Oct 27th 2015, 3:24 AM

    You wha… Gardener or Garden lol.

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    Mute SCO Electrical
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    Oct 27th 2015, 8:27 AM
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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Oct 28th 2015, 3:15 AM

    My awful humour lol.

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    Mute Michael O' Riordan
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    Oct 26th 2015, 8:08 PM

    Nothing like Irish wit.
    Thanks lads, I’m in hospital and could do with a smile!

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    Mute Jonny
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    Oct 26th 2015, 8:13 PM

    Get well soon michael.

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    Mute Richard Cheney
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    Oct 26th 2015, 8:15 PM

    Speedy recovery Michael, and remember, tell them to shove their Panadol up their hole, you want that codeine sh!t

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    Oct 26th 2015, 8:27 PM

    Hope they gave u bed and not a trolley in some hallway. Get well soon

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    Oct 26th 2015, 8:38 PM

    Make sure you say THEIR hole…

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    Oct 26th 2015, 9:20 PM

    Ask for the benzos

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    Mute Michael O' Riordan
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    Oct 26th 2015, 10:59 PM

    Thanks for all!
    Take care.

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    Mute Garwig
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    Oct 26th 2015, 11:25 PM

    it should really have read shove that Panadol up Uranus :) get well soon

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    Mute Em Ni Mhurchu
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    Oct 26th 2015, 11:30 PM

    @garwig…..rofl!!!

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    Oct 26th 2015, 11:34 PM

    Chin up Michael – wishing you all the best and a speedy return home :)

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    Mute Pat Snack
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    Oct 26th 2015, 7:30 PM

    Naked eye? Saucy.

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    Oct 26th 2015, 7:37 PM

    sauce in the eye nasty

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    Oct 26th 2015, 8:04 PM

    lads it said between 7 and 8 AM..yous are 12 hours early

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    Oct 26th 2015, 8:10 PM

    Early? Naughty.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Oct 27th 2015, 3:26 AM

    It is, if you keep your eyes peeled lol.

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    Mute Barry Mitchell
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    Oct 26th 2015, 7:31 PM

    Not from Ireland, you won’t!

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    Mute David McShite
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    Oct 26th 2015, 8:21 PM

    Could this be the apocalyptic “MVJ Perfect Triangle ” mentioned in the prophesies of Nostradamus that have thus far remained undeciphered?
    Guess I’ll set my alarm an hour after the event so I will sleep through it….

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    Oct 27th 2015, 3:34 AM

    Nostraamus seemed to have copied stuff out of the Mirabilis Liber especially the Joannes de Vatiguerro part.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabilis_Liber

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    Oct 26th 2015, 7:50 PM

    What direction?

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    Oct 26th 2015, 7:52 PM

    Up

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    Oct 26th 2015, 8:06 PM

    Or down if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere.

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    Oct 26th 2015, 9:07 PM

    Over his head.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Oct 27th 2015, 3:28 AM

    Where the sun rises?

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Oct 27th 2015, 3:25 AM

    Anyone thinking an Omen film here lol…

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    Mute Rosie Gluten
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    Oct 26th 2015, 7:30 PM

    I love looking at venus

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Oct 27th 2015, 3:23 AM

    I think the clouds will ruin that?

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    Mute Rosie Gluten
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    Oct 26th 2015, 7:44 PM

    Venus is so big

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