If you cast your eyes to the sky on Wednesday night you will see a rare astronomical event.

Stargazers will get a glimpse of a “super blood moon” which is the coming together of a super moon and a lunar eclipse.

Astrophysicist Brad Tucker said the rare event will start at 5.44pm AWST and will peak from 7.11pm to 7.25pm.

“It’s a super moon which is a moon that is a bit brighter and closer,” he said.

“But it’s a blood moon, so this is actually what we call a total lunar eclipse.

“So the moon will actually pass into the Earth’s shadow, we’ll see it darken, but it will actually start to turn a redy orange colour.”

He said it could be several years before we see one so clearly again.

“We get a super moon about three times a year.

“A blood moon or a total lunar eclipse you get one every couple of years … so to get the combination of the two we get every five or so years.”

You won’t need equipment to see the spectacle, stargazers can just step outside.

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Matt Woods from the Perth Observatory said the event will be live streamed for people who are unable to get outside.

“We are helping to live stream it with a bunch of other observatories.”

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