'Exceedingly rare' super blue moon to be seen this week

A supermoon occurs when a full moon is near its closest point to the Earth in its orbit. Picture: Arne Dedert/dpa via AP

Stargazers will be in for a treat this week as an extremely rare supermoon will be visible on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights in what will be a “historic event” across Ireland.

On Wednesday night, the full moon will come in the form of a blue moon and a supermoon, giving rise to a super blue moon, in an event that hasn’t occurred since 2009 and will not re-appear until 2037.