Halley's Comet - the most famous named comet known on Earth. Halley’s is currently somewhere far away past the orbit of Uranus. Although the Earth only comes into close quarters with Halley’s comet once every seven and a half decades, our planet does slip into the stream of dust it leaves in its wake twice a year, in May and in October.

For the next two nights it is ten times more likely you will witness
a shooting star if you turn your face up to Irish skies.

Irish skies to be filled with shooting 

 stars from Halley’s Comet

 Frances Mulraney @FrancesMulraney

May 05,2016 11:00 AM

For the next two nights it is ten times more likely you will witness a shooting star if you turn your face up to Irish skies.

Keep your fingers crossed for clear skies across Ireland tonight and tomorrow as Mother Nature is providing us with her own spectacular fireworks show.

Particles the size of a grain of sand will hit the Earth’s atmosphere at such speed tonight that they will send shooting stars through the night sky that can be viewed with just the naked eye. Traveling at 150,000mph, the particles are fragments that have pulled away from the Halley’s Comet, the most famous named comet known on Earth.

Halley’s Comet only enters into our section of the solar system once every 76 years, once it has made a complete orbit of our sun, and is not expected again until 2061, but the space dust breaking away as it travels on its orbit will treat us to an early light show this May 5 and May 6.

This part the meteor shower, known as Eta Aquarids, will enter the Earth’s atmosphere this evening and although clear skies will guarantee a view of the spectacle, you may want to set yourself up with a flask of coffee as peak viewing hours are set to be within 1am and 6am, just before dawn, on Friday morning. 

Even without the help of a telescope, anybody who spends a time star-gazing tonight or tomorrow night will be ten times more likely to see a shooting star than on your average night. 

If eager sky-watchers are still struggling to catch a glimpse of the lightning streaks of light, then they are advised to cast their eyes in an easterly direction as this is where the largest percentage of debris is expected to fall.

Astronomy Ireland are also hoping that any members of the public who are lucky enough to witness a shooting star or two will keep a note of the details and submit the information to the organization for their records.

“It’s a free celestial fireworks display that can be seen all over Ireland and we are asking members of the public to count how many they see each quarter of an hour and email them for a nationwide count,” said head of Astronomy Ireland David Moore.

"The great thing is that you need no optical equipment, just the naked eye will do. Simply email how many you see to magazine@astronomy.ie." 

This is not the only meteor shower Halley’s Comet will grace us with this year. On October 21 debris within the Orionid meteor shower will enter the atmosphere but because of a brighter moon at this time and a lower frequency of shooting stars it is expected not to be as visible as tonight's affair.

Although the Earth only comes into close quarters with Halley’s comet once every seven and a half decades, our planet does slip into the stream of dust it leaves in its wake twice a year, in May and in October. Halley’s is currently somewhere far away past the orbit of Uranus.

Now just to sort out our blankets, hot flasks and decide what we’ll wish for!

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Why not talk to the God of the universe and let Him work in your behalf?

He says, “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you" (Psalm 32:8).

Ask God to show you what to do. Pray the following prayer:

“Heavenly Father,

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Use me for Your glory.

In Jesus Name. Amen.”

        “Indescribable”                    

                                  Chris Tomlin   LAURA STORY

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDap_CV2Y3Q

lyrics

From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea
Creation's revealing Your majesty
From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring
Every creature unique in the song that it sings
All exclaiming

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and 

You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God

Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow
Who imagined the sun and gives source to it's light
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathom

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and 

You know them by name
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
You are amazing God

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
Incomparable, unchangeable
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same
You are amazing God
You are amazing God 

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