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.

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

Sky gazers will have the chance to see part of a solar eclipse on Monday evening

Astronomy Ireland said the ISS is 10 to 100 times brighter than the brightest star in the sky, so is visibile with the naked eye

For about 80 minutes on Saturday, the full Moon will look very weird with a 'bite' missing from its lower edge