'Probably less than one in a million people on Earth have ever seen Saturn, its rings and its moons up close like this'

The eclipse is set to take place eastward at around 8pm until roughly 9.30pm, visible all across Ireland, although the east coast is slightly favoured.

Irish astronomers were among those that made an unexpected discovery of a new planet, according to a new study.

Spectators will need to wait until the sky is quite dark, and are urged to try and view as late as they can.

Venus and Saturn are set to align with the crescent moon on Friday morning in a rare astronomical event.

The partial eclipse will occur at 3.45am and 4% of the moon will be covered.

The Draconid meteor shower, also known as the Giacobinids, will peak on Sunday night after nightfall, starting from Friday.