There are two supermoons in August, with the full Sturgeon Moon rising on Tuesday evening.
A full Moon when the Moon is closest to the Earth appears larger and brighter than usualWhile most years have 12 full Moons, 2023 will have 13 of these lunar events.
Some people believe the different phases of the Moon impact the behaviours of both people and animals - with some pet owners saying their dogs behave differently when there is a full Moon.Of course, we need cloud-free skies to be able to see these celestial events - especially when the nights are still quite short.
Of course, we can always look ahead to the once-in-a-blue supermoon at the end of August, this year's extra full Blue Moon. This only occurs now and then and can have a blueish colour. Weather watchers may recall the Buck Moon in July - it is named after the new antlers that emerge from a buck's forehead around that time of the year, as male deer or bucks shed their antlers and grow new ones every year.Gerard McCreesh captured the Buck Moon in Warrenpoint and Stephen Henderson spotted the Wolf Moon above Belfast's Titanic Museum