Buck supermoon to dominate Irish skies tonight

A supermoon, also known in Ireland as the Bright Moon, rises over the Mizen Peninsula on the Sheep's Head Peninsula, in West Cork. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

A Buck supermoon, bigger and 30% brighter than the normal moon, will dominate Irish skies on Tuesday night.

According to Astronomy Ireland founder David Moore, the supermoon will rise at around 11.30pm in the east of the country and around 30 minutes later in the west.