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ASTRONOMY LOVERS ARE in for a treat this week, as another supermoon appearance is set to coincide with “the best shooting star” display of the year.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, Astronomy Ireland’s David Moore said that, while this supermoon was slightly smaller than the one seen in the sky last month, it would be next to impossible to tell the difference.
“It’s like the fastest times for the 100m sprint,” he said. “They’re all so close. This supermoon will be only 1/200th smaller than the one we had last month. To the naked eye, it would be exactly the same.”
To celebrate the appearance of the supermoon and the meteor shower, Astronomy Ireland is setting up two powerful telescopes to showcase these sights from its headquarters in Blanchardstown.
Also in the skies this month is the planet Venus, which will be clear to see for the next few months.
Moore explained: “The big thing in the evening sky is Venus. It’s 100 times brighter than the brightest stars.
“It’ll be low down for the next few weeks, but by Christmas Day it’ll very high up so everyone can see it.
From the city office block to the country field, it’ll be unmistakeable.
It’ll be so bright around Christmas that people may mistake Venus for the North Star, according to Moore.
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I’ve also heard that Cadbury’s have hacked off one-fifth of Freddo the Frog .
And our giving redundancies to their staff as they are moving operations to a cheaper country
everybody is leaving. I am hoping to go myself and I am in the higher tax bracket. I stayed because i felt it served my country to pay tax and support others. I am now over it. It doesn’t serve me anymore. I am in debt and I would be better off elsewhere.
and when I say debt, its minimum and I can pay it back. Not compared to the fraudsters that gambled. They have put me and many others in debt
Dear Mr. Journalist. It’s “how quickly”, not “how quick”. When describing a verb, you use an adverb, not an adjective. I know that the internet likes to bugger with adverbs, particularly if it pertains to doing anything “direct”, but you, as indebted as you are to the English language for your living should be able to show that language just a modicum of respect.
I wish wikileaks would stop invading other people’s privacy. It worries me to think what would happen if they started targeting business and political figures over here, not that there’s anything to hide of course.
Fake account
Fake account but some of the view expressed aren’t far off the YFG mentality
I suppose Mr and Ms Majority really thought you looked like a silent when you were born?
Silent majority who are you?
Looks like Kevin and yfg are best buddies .. Interesting
Suzie are you and davedunne the same person? You both seem a bit obsessed with me.
Is that the best you could come up with ?
I differ in policy to yfg on most issue. It’s a careerists clubs for most. Boosts the cv for various employers. I dislike yfg and would never vote FG after what they’ve done.
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