'Biggest and brightest' supermoon of 2022 to light up Irish skies 

'Biggest and brightest' supermoon of 2022 to light up Irish skies 

July’s full moon is known as the Buck Moon because male deer shed and regrow their antlers around this time of year. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

A supermoon is set to appear in Irish skies tonight, bigger and brighter than any other day in 2022.

July’s full moon is also known as the Buck Moon because male deer shed and regrow their antlers around this time of year.

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