Stargazers can look forward to a total eclipse which is set to dominate the skies next week.

The small hours of next Monday stamp a spectacular and total lunar eclipse, known as a ‘supermoon.’

Jonathan Powell, an astronomy expert, said, “The so-called ‘Wolf Moon’, (which is January’s Full Moon), will be close to perigee, meaning that it will be at its closest point to Earth just hours after the eclipse.

“This will make the Moon look distinctly larger in our skies.”

The eclipse takes place in the early hours of Monday, January 21, as the Earth’s shadow covers the ‘Supermoon’ with expectations of a 3.34am start, reaching its totality at 5.12am, and ending at 6.51am.

“The ‘Supermoon’ is expected to change colour to a rusty brown or red,” added Mr Powell.

“This is due to a combination of refracted light around the Earth’s surface and is a result of the various particles in our atmosphere.”

This is often referred to as a ‘Blood Moon’.