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Being only 357,462 km away from Earth, the Moon will appear a whole 30 per cent brighter and 14 per cent larger than some previous full Moons.
Can you also expect to see a lunar eclipse? If you’re based in Europe, unfortunately not. While Australia and parts of the west Americas will also be able to catch a total lunar eclipse (a so-called ‘Blood Moon’) on 26 May, this event won’t be visible to UK-based stargazers.
So, when will we be able to see the Flower Supermoon? And why does it have that brilliant name? All of the answers are orbiting below.