The UK and the rest of the world is about to experience the next supermoon.
It comes as the country is experiencing one of the longest heatwaves in years, making the evening exceptionally hot.
However, this will actually be a relief to all the amateur astronomers out there who are hoping to see our biggest satellite in the sky as it'll still be warm out at night.
Even better, the supermoon is set to be at it brightest in the early evening, meaning you don’t have to worry about waiting up until ungodly hours to catch a glimpse of the apex.
Named the Buck Moon, the origins of the name are not cosmic; instead, its name goes back to the natural world back home on Earth.
Why is it called a Buck Moon?
The Native American Algonquin tribe gave the moon its unique name, basing it around a yearly natural ritual they witnessed.
The supermoon gets its name from deer - male deer (bucks) to be exact.
They shed their antlers every year around the winter or early spring months.
Over the course of the next few months, they then regrow them, until they are back to their full strength around July time.
They need their antlers back for the autumn mating season, as they use them to complete for the best females, something the Algonquin witnessed.
The Buck Moon symbolised this seasonal change to the Algonquin tribe.
When is the Buck Moon?
The Buck Moon is taking place on Wednesday July 13 in the UK and the rest of the world.
It will still be available to see over the course of the following two days, but it will diminish over time.
It will peak soon, with its main illumination happening at 6:48pm, though this is when the UK is still in daylight hours.
However, it will still be magnificent later in the evening, with the moonrise happening at 9:47pm.
This will give people a change to see a low supermoon rise, definitely a sight to see, especially while it's still warm throughout the night during the heatwave.
What is a supermoon?
A supermoon is when the moon is closest to the Earth on its elliptical orbit.
As it as an elliptical (oval) orbit, it only comes this close to the Earth on rare occasions, what is known as the perigee.
During this time, the moon is around 7% larger and 15% brighter than usual.
