Welcome to Carrickferg.Us Today for Friday, 27α΅Κ° February 2026.
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Here is todayβs weather forecast for #Carrickfergus:
π§ Weather: Light Rain Showers π§π§ π§
π‘ Max: 10Β°C (49Β°F)
π‘ Min: -1Β°C (31Β°F)
π¨ Wind: 12mph
π Visibility: Very Good
π Pressure: 1011mb
π§ Humidity: 79%
π UV Risk: 2
π Pollution: Low
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π° News: Watch: 'Working hard used to get you something', says plumber Hannah Spencer in victory speech π°
In her acceptance speech, Hannah Spencer said she was βno different from every single person in this constituencyβ.
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π News: Farmers on edge as record rainfall dampens slurry season π
The wet weather is hampering farmers getting their slurry storage tanks emptied after winter.
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π News: Murder trial shown CCTV of figure throwing items over hedge at defendant's home π
Natalie McNally was killed in her Silverwood Green home in Lurgan on 18 December 2022.
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π News: 'People from outside' caused problems during search for Noah Donohoe π
Sean McCarry was in charge of dozens of Community Rescue Service (CRS) volunteers who were part of an extensive search operation at the time.
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π News: Big Carrick Quiz to deliver night of fun, trivia, and friendly competition at Carrickfergus Town Hall π
The Big Carrick Quiz is set to deliver a night of fun, trivia, and friendly competition as it returns to Carrickfergus Town Hall on Saturday, March 7 from 7pm.
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π Sun: Sun Times π
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Sunrise: 07:18 (dawn: 06:41)
π Noon: 12:36
π Sunset: 17:55 (dusk: 18:32)
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β΅ Tides: Carrickfergus Tides β΅
01:15 - Low Tide (0.9m)
07:17 - High Tide (2.62m)
13:51 - Low Tide (0.71m)
20:19 - High Tide (2.56m)
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π Night Sky: Waxing Gibbous Moon π
Over half the moon is illuminated as we approach a full moon.
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π Night Sky: No significant aurora activity π
π’ 5.1 - Aurora is unlikely to be visible by eye or camera from anywhere in the UK.
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π Night Sky: Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-108 π
Friday morning at 10:20 UTC
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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π Night Sky: Launch: HASTE | That's Not A Knife (DART AE) π
Friday evening at 21:00 UTC
Payload is a scramjet-powered hypersonic vehicle developed by by Australian company Hypersonix.
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π Night Sky: Launch: Long March 7A | Unknown Payload π
Saturday morning at 00:00 UTC
Details TBD.
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π Night Sky: Launch: Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A π
Saturday morning at 00:00 UTC
Tranche 1 Transport Layer A is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites.
The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.
This launch carries 21 satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman.
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π Night Sky: Launch: Vikram-I | Demo Flight π
Saturday morning at 00:00 UTC
First launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-I launch vehicle, with several cubesats on board. Payload identities TBD.
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π°οΈ Night Sky: ISS pass π over Carrickfergus π°οΈ
Saturday, 28α΅Κ° February 2026 at 04:02
ISS pass over Carrickfergus from 04:02:10 until 04:12:45
Duration: 0:10:35
Maximum Elevation: 49.21
Magnitude: -0.1 π
Maximum at: 04:07:30
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a joint project of five space agencies: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States), the Russian Federal Space Agency (Russian Federation), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan), the Canadian Space Agency (Canada) and the European Space Agency (Europe). It is serviced primarily by the Soyuz, Progress spacecraft units and possible private missions in near future....
π°οΈ Night Sky: ISS pass ππ over Carrickfergus π°οΈ
Saturday, 28α΅Κ° February 2026 at 05:38
ISS pass over Carrickfergus from 05:38:50 until 05:49:00
Duration: 0:10:10
Maximum Elevation: 27.34
Magnitude: -0.9 ππ
Maximum at: 05:44:00
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a joint project of five space agencies: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States), the Russian Federal Space Agency (Russian Federation), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan), the Canadian Space Agency (Canada) and the European Space Agency (Europe). It is serviced primarily by the Soyuz, Progress spacecraft units and possible private missions in near future....
π΅ Finance: Exchange Rates π΅
π΅ GBP/USD: $1.35, -$0.01 π΄ βοΈ
πΆ GBP/EUR: $1.14, -$0.00 π΄ βοΈ
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π Finance: Crypto π
βΏ BTC: $67,669.00, -$510.00 π΄ βοΈ
Ξ ETH: $2,036.32, -$26.31 π΄ βοΈ
β SOL: $87.33, -$0.34 π΄ βοΈ
π₯ MNGO: $0.03, -$0.00 π΄ βοΈ
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π₯ Finance: Precious Metals π₯
π₯ Gold: $5,186.19, -$6.89 π΄ βοΈ
π₯ Silver: $90.20, +$1.10 π’ βοΈ
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π Parade: The Ulster Grenadiers Flute Band π
Saturday, 28α΅Κ° February 2026 at 19:00
Location: Carrickfergus
Outward Route: Shaftsbury Drive (Rangers Supporters Club),North Road,St Brides Street,Albert Road,Irish Gate,Irish Quarter South,Davys Street,Irish Quarter West,Albert Road,West Street,Market Place,High Street,Antrim Street,Lancasterian Street,North Street,Market Place,West Street,Albert Road,St Brides Street,North Road,Shaftsbury Drive
Outward Times: 19:00 to 20:00
Return Route:
Return Times: to
Contentious: False
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π Words: Virgil π
"Time passes irrevocably."
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π Words: Todayβs Word: incubus π
noun: 1. An oppressive burden. 2. A nightmare. 3. A male demon believed to have sex with sleeping women.
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𧩠Puzzle: Mensa Puzzle π§©
A till contains Β£24.57. It is made up of four different denominations of coins and the largest denomination is Β£1. There is exactly the same number of each coin. How many of each coin is there and what are their values?
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π Joke: Dad Joke π
What do you get when you cross a rabbit with a water hose? Hare spray.
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πΌ Did You Know: Cat Fact πΌ
The first true cats came into existence about 12 million years ago and were the Proailurus.
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