Supermoon to light up Edinburgh night sky

THE explosion of fireworks over the Capital isn't the only bright thing that will light up the sky tonight.

The supermoon is set to light up the night sky this weekend, AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

A brighter moon, the second ‘super moon’ of the year, will be visable over Earth this weekend.

The Hunter’s Moon is likely to appear around 30 per cent brighter than a normal moon and appear 14 per cent larger in size.