STARGAZERS in Somerset will be treated to not one, not two, but three astronomical events - all in the same evening.

The Met Office says there will be a lunar eclipse, snow moon and New Year comet all set to appear in our skies on Friday night (February 10).

Luckily for us in Somerset the weather looks to be fine for tomorrow evening and currently according to the Met Office there won't be many clouds in out sky meaning we should have a good chance of seeing the events.

The Snow moon is the name that has been given to February's full moon as in the US this is traditionally the snowiest time of year.

This year’s Snow moon will coincide with a penumbral lunar eclipse, so that it is almost completely submerged in shade as the Earth comes between the sun and the moon.

A penumbral eclipse is when the moon crosses a peripheral region of the Earth’s shadow.

Usually a faint shadow will form on the moon’s surface, and the moon will appear less bright.

However February’s penumbral eclipse is unusual, because most of the moon's face will cross the Earth's shadow, making it appear much darker.

The best time to view the event will be mid-eclipse at 12.45am, though the eclipse will begin at 10.34pm on Friday and end at 2.53am on Saturday morning.

The New Year comet has been visible around the world since December, but on Friday it will make its closest approach to Earth, reaching 7.4 million miles from Earth.

This will be its closest approach to Earth since 2011, and we won’t see it again until 2022.

Look out for the comet from midnight on Friday - though you will probably need binoculars or a telescope to view it.