Moon over Galway Bay in Co Galway.Ireland's Content Pool
Irish stargazers could have the opportunity to see an "exceedingly rare" blue supermoon tonight, August 19, and tomorrow night, August 20.
The rare phenomenon is expected to be visible in Irish skies for the next two days, and is when a full moon occurs around the time that the moon is closest to the Earth.
However, a blue moon occurring at the same time that a full moon is a supermoon is increasingly infrequent, and will not happen again until 2037.
According to Astronomy Ireland, the moon’s distance from the Earth can vary by around 15%.
When it is at its closest, and when a full moon happens, it causes a change in brightness of 30%.
They also said there will be four supermoons in a row this year.
David Moore of Astronomy Ireland said the best time to watch the moon will be as it rises and as the sun sets.
"We want people to get creative Monday and Tuesday evenings from sunset on and catch the very rare SuperMoon Blue Moon from Ireland," Mr Moore said.
He encouraged those staying up to take images, to send them to Astronomy Ireland, where they will be archived in the National Library.
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*This article was originally published on Extra.ie.