The night sky on Tuesday will treat us to a partial lunar eclipse during a supermoon. It’s an astronomical wonder that almost anyone in the Western Hemisphere can experience, and it’s the latest reminder that our home planet is part of a bigger cosmic system.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Skygazers on Tuesday were able to catch a rare celestial phenomenon, a harvest moon, supermoon, and partial lunar eclipse.

The full harvest supermoon shone brightly in the night sky Tuesday evening. A partial lunar eclipse, with a “bite” taken from the moon, was also visible.

A partial eclipse of the supermoon was visible across the East of England on Tuesday night. This month's full moon, known as the Harvest moon, is the second of four supermoons expected this year. Full supermoons occur when the orbit of the moon is at "perigee" - the closest point to Earth in its orbit - which makes the Moon appear bigger and brighter in the night sky.

September 17 was a key Luna event for stargazers with two major lunar anomalies happening in one evening. The Tuesday night saw a large Supermoon grace our skies which was later accompanied by a rare partial lunar eclipse.

The final full moon of the summer season, the Harvest supermoon, will rise tonight during a partial lunar eclipse. Here's when to watch.