A couple big events happening over the skies in southwest Saskatchewan this Wednesday morning January 31st.

A total Lunar Eclipse will begin that morning at about 4:50 a.m. and last for about an hour and sixteen minutes. There will only be one other Lunar Eclipse in 2018.

This is also known as a Blue Moon because it is the second full moon of the month.

Also making the event extra special is that this full moon will be a Super Moon. Jordan Daigle is the President of the Observatory Club at the Wilkinson Observatory at Eastend. He says, "So a Super Moon is the moon's rotation around the earth is a little bit oblong, it's not quite a circle. So the Super Moon it's a little bit closer to Earth than it is at other times of the year. So, a Super Moon happens when it's close and it's a full moon at the same time."

Daigle says, weather permitting, this Lunar Eclipse should be clearly visible here in the southwest. The Wilkinson Observatory will open at about 4:30 a.m. for those who would like to view from there.

Or, if you're viewing from other areas of the southwest, Daigle says to look to the south west skies. He adds we should be able to see most of the Eclipse before the moon goes down.