Tonight will see the best opportunity to spot shooting stars this year.
It's the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, with up to 20-times more shooting stars expected tonight compared to a normal night.
David Moore, Editor of Astronomy Ireland Magazine, is asking stargazers to count how many meteors they see:
"It will be one of the best meteor showers of the year.
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"The Perseids will peak tonight and it won't be too bad tomorrow night either.
"We want people to count how many they see every 15 minutes, and send [the final figure] into the Astronomy Ireland magazine," he said.
People can expect to see up to 100 100 meteors, also known as shooting stars, per hour.
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