This weekend will see a spectacular display of shooting stars visible across the country.
Around ten to twenty times more shooting stars, or meteors, will be seen compared to a normal night.
These particular shooting stars are known as the Perseids and are caused when dust left over by a comet called Swift-Tuttle slams in to the Earth at 130,000 m.p.h.
Every August the Earth reaches the point in its orbit where it passes closest to the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle so this shower always occurs at this time of year.
Perseids can be seen anywhere in the sky and are clearly visible to the naked eye.
The most impressive views will be in dark rural skies away from artificial lighting although people living in cities should be able to see the brighter Perseids from their homes. The shooting stars will be clearly visible from tonight until Sunday.
To celebrate the event, a special "Star-B-Q" is being organised by Astronomy Ireland tomorrow evening in Roundwood, Co Wicklow.
Details and tickets are available from the society's web site www.astronomy.ie