A meteor shower is expected to light up Irish skies tonight, with around 20 times more shooting stars than normal.
The geminid meteor shower is set to reach its peak activity tomorrow night and into Sunday morning.
However, Blackrock Castle Observatory centre manager Alan Giltinan said tonight will be the best night to catch sight of a shooting star due to a poor weather outlook across the weekend.
He said that there could be up to 10-15 shooting stars per hour, but up to 100-120 per hour is possible.
From 10pm onwards tomorrow night, stargazers should look to the east to try catch sight of the dazzling display.
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Mr Giltinan told RTÉ's News at One: "I would encourage people to go out and have a look, and you might get lucky."
According to Astronomy Ireland, up to around 20 times more shooting stars could be seen.
They say that rural areas will get the most spectacular views, but city dwellers should see plenty too due to the bright glow of the meteors.
Astronomy Ireland explained that the geminid meteor shower is caused by tiny pieces of space debris that fell off an extinct comet or asteroid called Phaethon that goes around the sun every one-and-a-half years.
