Astronomers to be treated to Harvest Moon along with Venus and Saturn close encounter Those with telescopes should be able to make out the iconic rings of Saturn and perhaps even some of the planet's moons. The eagle eyed looking at the Moon may also be able to make out the faint green speck of Uranus, which lies 1.9 billion miles from Earth. Over much of the country it will not be visible as cloud and ambient light is likely to obscure it. However, the biggest spectacle - the Harvest Moon - should still be visible at least some of the time through the night. It got its name due to the light it provided for farmers when they gathered their crops before the days of electricity and the light bulb. As the Harvest Moon appears low on the horizon, an optical illusion caused by the atmosphere and bits of the landscape in the foreground makes it appear abnormally large. This effect is sometimes known as a super-moon. Dust and clouds in the atmosphere filters the light so that mainly red and orange colours are visible. Every full moon of the year has a name that reveals something about the season or the month in which is appears. January - Wolf Moon At around this time hungry wolf packs often prowled outside villages, giving this full moon its name. February - Snow Moon So called as often the heaviest snows fell in this month. March - Lenten/Worm Moon As temperatures warm, earthworm casts begin to appear and birds begin finding food. April - Egg Moon With the arrival of spring, birds lay their eggs. May - Flower Moon As Spring hurries towards summer, flowers bloom in full June - Hay/Strawberry Moon The month when hay is typically harvested and strawberries ripen July - Thunder Moon Named due to the prevalence of summer thunder storms August - Grain Moon/Sturgeon Moon Tribes in North America typically caught Sturgeon during this month, but also it is when grain and corn were gathered. September - Harvest Moon The month when most crops ripen and are harvested. This moon gave light to farmers working through the night October - Blood Moon/Hunter's Moon The light of this bright moon made it easy for hunters to spot prey ahead of the lean winter months. November - Frost Moon The first of the winter frosts begin to take their toll December - Long night's Moon The long hours of darkness in the winter gave this full moon its name. Blue Moon A second full moon that occurs in a single calendar month. This typically occurs once every two to three years.