Full Blue Moon will appear next week – here's how you can see it

Next week, spectators from around the world will attend an amazing astronomical show, in the form of a full blue moon.

The full blue moon will take place on the evening of May 18th – and this will be your last chance to see one for over two years!

A full moon occurs when the moon is located on the opposite side of the Earth like the sun, which means that its face is fully illuminated.

Although this moon is known as the blue moon, it will not appear blue in the night sky.

Instead, it bears this name because it is the third of four full moons of the season.

Normally, there are only three full moons in a season, which makes it a rare event – hence the phrase "once in a blue moon".

NASA explained: "A blue moon is special because it is the" extra "moon of a full four moons season.This usually happens only every two and a half years."

In the early Native American tribes, this moon was known as the Full Flower Moon, as it appears in spring, when the flowers also begin to bloom.

For your best chance to see the Blue Moon, look to the sky from 21:11 local time.

If you miss this full blue moon, you have a time waiting to see one again. The next full blue moon will be August 22, 2021.