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Posted On: August 12th 2026, 04:23 am
Well… the planets didn’t show up, but the wildlife did! 🌅😂
My very early morning planet hunt in Cloughey is officially over.
I was hoping for quite a planetary line-up this morning — Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn were all potentially visible to the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune were also above the horizon but would have needed binoculars or a telescope to find.
Unfortunately, the Northern Irish clouds had other plans! ☁️😂
So… six planets above the horizon and I managed to see precisely none of them! 🤣
But as the sky began to brighten over the Irish Sea, I was joined by the unmistakable calls of oystercatchers and curlews along the shore.
No planets, but a beautiful dawn, the sound of the sea and some lovely early-morning wildlife — definitely not a wasted trip.
Now I’m off back to bed! 😴
But there’s still a rather exciting day — and night — ahead…
🌞🌑 The partial solar eclipse this evening — fingers crossed for a clear western sky!
☄️✨ The Perseid meteor shower tonight — and another chance to look for them tomorrow night too.
Come on Northern Irish weather — clear skies please! 🤞🤞🤞
#Cloughey #ArdsPeninsula #EclipseDay #SolarEclipse2026 #Perseids #PerseidMeteorShower #PlanetWatching #Oystercatcher #Curlew #NorthernIreland #LookUp #ScientificSue
My very early morning planet hunt in Cloughey is officially over.
I was hoping for quite a planetary line-up this morning — Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn were all potentially visible to the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune were also above the horizon but would have needed binoculars or a telescope to find.
Unfortunately, the Northern Irish clouds had other plans! ☁️😂
So… six planets above the horizon and I managed to see precisely none of them! 🤣
But as the sky began to brighten over the Irish Sea, I was joined by the unmistakable calls of oystercatchers and curlews along the shore.
No planets, but a beautiful dawn, the sound of the sea and some lovely early-morning wildlife — definitely not a wasted trip.
Now I’m off back to bed! 😴
But there’s still a rather exciting day — and night — ahead…
🌞🌑 The partial solar eclipse this evening — fingers crossed for a clear western sky!
☄️✨ The Perseid meteor shower tonight — and another chance to look for them tomorrow night too.
Come on Northern Irish weather — clear skies please! 🤞🤞🤞
#Cloughey #ArdsPeninsula #EclipseDay #SolarEclipse2026 #Perseids #PerseidMeteorShower #PlanetWatching #Oystercatcher #Curlew #NorthernIreland #LookUp #ScientificSue
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