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East of England had best views of Perseid meteor shower, Met Office says

Stargazers in the east of England had the best views of the Perseid meteor shower on Saturday night, forecasters said. The Perseid meteor shower is one of the highlights of the year for many sky gazers due to its high hourly rate and bright meteors, ...

13 Aug 2023 at 12:35

Temperatures reach 20C to make it hottest day of 2025 so far

Northern Ireland

Temperatures reach 20C to make it the hottest day of 2025 so far

Thursday has become the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures topped 20C. The Met Office said images show “plenty of blue skies across the UK, although high cloud in the west is making the sunshine hazy here” and “in the sunshine across ...

20 Mar 2025 at 15:36

Northern Ireland

Temperatures top 21C to make it hottest day of 2025 so far

The UK has basked in its warmest day of the year so far as temperatures topped 21C on Thursday’s spring equinox. The highest temperature recorded was 21.3C in both Northolt, west London, and Chertsey, Surrey, the Met Office said. It beat this ...

20 Mar 2025 at 17:26

National News

Stunning partial solar eclipse to be visible across Ireland on Monday

The island of Ireland will be able to see a partial solar eclipse on Monday, according to astronomy experts. BBC Sky at Night Magazine has reported that on 8th April, 'the penumbral shadow crosses western parts of the UK and Ireland', giving ...

03 Apr 2024 at 11:12

Northern Ireland

Belfast astronomer to take part in groundbreaking asteroid mission

A Belfast-based astronomer is to take part in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first planetary-defence mission, to help ward off the threat of an asteroid crashing into Earth. Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from the Astrophysics Research ...

03 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Spring equinox could be hottest day of 2025 so far and ‘well above average’

The spring equinox on Thursday could be the warmest day of 2025 and reach “well above average” temperatures, the Met Office has said. Wednesday’s highest recorded temperature was 18.7C in Northolt, west London. Met Office ...

19 Mar 2025 at 22:07

Arts & Entertainment

Bigger and brighter supermoon to delight stargazers across Ireland

Stargazers across Ireland and the UK are set to catch a glimpse of a bigger and brighter supermoon on Wednesday night. July’s full moon is known as the Buck Moon because male deer shed and regrow their antlers around ...

13 Jul 2022 at 16:54

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