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YOUR EVENING WILL be a little bit brighter today – and it’s all thanks to the planet Venus, which will be 100 times brighter than the brightest star.
In what Astronomy Ireland are calling “one of the most amazing sights visible to the naked eye for the whole year”, the planet Venus will be extremely close to the moon tonight, creating a spectacle for stargazers.
In case you’re worried that you don’t have the proper equipment, David Moore, the editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine, says that the sight will be visible to the naked eye.
A quick glance at the moon between sunset and 9pm will immediately raise eyebrows - we cannot emphasise enough how spectacular this sight will be tonight.
Venus has been moving closer to the moon and the Earth for a very long time now as part of its orbit, and tonight will be the closest it will get to the Earth, although it will be significantly more bright tomorrow as well.
“Not only this,” Moore continues, “But just to the upper left of Venus is another less bright ‘object’ which is in fact the planet Mars. So, there are three celestial bodies in close alignment tonight making the event even more remarkable.”
Tomorrow night at 7pm, a special watch is being organised by Astronomy Ireland to show all three objects (the moon, Venus and Mars) up close in telescopes that can show nearly a million times more detail than the human eye can see.
The telescope will be set up for the public free of charge, and will be based at Astronomy Ireland’s headquarters.
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That most traditional Summer pass time of the North.
Orangemen spend sunny day drinking and singing sectarian songs about Fenian blood and then decide to “stiff a taig”.
The herd mentality that takes over Unionism in the summer is a unique frenzy. Even people that would not be sectarian or political can become frothing bigots as they get carried away with the marching season.
What makes you think they were Loyalist?
Johnny I think you’re
a loyal troll.
Presumptive of me, certainly.
North Down has a very active UDA and it is overwhelmingly Unionist.
I think we both know that it is Unionism once again. If my dog does its business on a very regular basis on the patio. I can be forgiven for blaming it when I’m picking it up and not a cat some morning.
The cat pun was not intended.
Why is that Glen?
I would use a pooper scooper in reference to my precious post.
Defo sounds like drunken orange men who thought it would be fun to fire off a few rounds at a Taig.
Clough would be more south Down than north, but yes it is a very loyalist little village. Not supposed to be a nice place for Catholics to live in or visit.
All the people of the north would benefit by banning the orange order. It is after all a hate group.
Clough is neither in North Down, nor is the area UDA dominanted. It is a tiny loyalist village surrounded in nationalist South Down.
Anyone who knows Clough knows exactly who is behind this latest attack. Maybe those who put up the most recent batch of UVF flags in the area would have some information useful to the PSNI.
I don’t know Clough. Who was behind the attack?
The local UVF. Must be wonderful to be a Catholic up North this time of year. Why are these hate marches tolerated any longer? They banned the KKK in the States years ago from displaying naked bigotry. Same should be done here. If this is what they consider culture, they would be better simply not to have any.
That’s not culture Jamie? Hatred is not culture!! The plug needs to be pulled on these loons. And the BBC and UTV need to cop themselves on. 2014 and still showing these facist parades on tv!! A total and utter disgrace.
I love watching the coverage on UTV of the Glorious 12th, as they cover family fun day outs across the Province, portraying lovely images of old men sitting in fields eating sandwiches and kids running around eating ice cream. Meanwhile the firebrand up on stage talks about never sharing their wee country with terrorists and how their loyalty should be respected etc etc etc.
UVF aresho•es
A Black Hole.
Normally it would state if it was a loyalist or republican who were targeted.
So I’ll go for a eastern European or Muslim just a guess mind.
I’m wondering what happens if the Orange Order come to the attention of a radical islamist group for their targeting of muslims. What would the rest of the norths factions do ? Put the feet up and just let them work away?
It’s only sectarian when a republican group does it….it’s a plain ould crime when a loyalist/fg group does it
The word sectarian means catholic vs Protestant on this island. If a Muslim etc were involved it would be racist.
True Story
Ban the Orange Order. Consign marching season and all the trouble it brings forever.
The well worth a visit Clogh castle! A real dump.
http://extramuralactivity.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/2006-08-16-cloughcastle1.jpg
Charming. Vandalism and bigotry. You’d nearly feel sorry for them.
One sided news as usual.On the British Loyalist side of course:The attack was made by UVF/UDA so it was sectarian.Had it been the Republican side the attack would have been murder.
PSNI:RUC.
Two parked cars were shot up big bleeding deal who cares
They owners of the vehicles? Any other Catholics in that village, or indeed in any loyalist area over the coming weeks?
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