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Stargazers' Delight: Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars To Illuminate Sky From This Evening

Neptune and Uranus will also be visible, though only to people with telescopes.

Local stargazers will be able to see four planets in the sky from this evening until the end of February.

Saturn, Venus, Juniper and Mars will be visible in the southern sky stretching from west to east.

Neptune and Uranus will also be visible, though only to people with telescopes.

Resident Astronomer at Blackrock Castle Observatory in Cork, Danielle Wilcox, said people don’t need to be out "super late" to see them

"You can go out just after sunset and you’ll be able to see four planets without any sort of equipment," she said.

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