According to Astronomy Ireland, Mars will be visible to the naked eye tonight.
Astronomy Ireland’s founder, David Moore, said that the planet will appear close to the moon tonight for a few hours.
“Mars is one of the brightest ‘stars’ in the sky as it was at its closest to Earth just a few weeks ago so it will be a spectacular sight to the naked eye all Tuesday evening as it blazes above the Moon,” Mr. Moore said.
“We don’t want people to miss this spectacle of nature that can easily be seen with the naked eye even from brightly lit cities.
“This is one of the most amazing sights in the sky of the whole month and you do not need any telescopes or binoculars to see it so we want the whole country to enjoy this very bright sight from about 6 pm on when the sky gets dark, for several hours.”
People are being encouraged by Astronomy Ireland to take pictures of the spectacular event. The red planet is only visible from Earth on average every two years, making it an uncommon occurrence.