The longest partial lunar eclipse in over a century will be visible over Irish skies tomorrow.
The rare event should be visible over Dublin skies - weather permitting- tomorrow morning, November 19, Nasa has said.
Astronomy Ireland estimates that the partial lunar eclipse will begin at 7.18am with another lunar eclipse due in May 2022.
According to David Moore, Editor of the Astronomy Ireland magazine: "Everyone should watch from 6:30am to 8am as the moon goes down in the west and dawn begins to break."
The partial lunar eclipse will mean that Earths shadow will cover just under 70% of the moon.
In North America, the eclipse should be visible in the sky for as long as three hours, however, Irish stargazers won't be as lucky as it may only be visible for a few minutes.
A partial lunar eclipse happens when the moon is partially within the shadow of the Earth which results in part of the surface of the moon appearing darker.
Back in June, a ring of fire solar eclipse was visible over Dublin and was seen as the best eclipse in a decade.
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