How to see the last super moon of 2020 - and it's a super 'flower' moon

It's the last super moon of the year and happens when a full moon coincides with it being in its closest rotation to Earth.

This one's called a super flower moon simply because it appears in autumn when flowers wilt.

You'll be able to see the moon even with plenty of light on May 7. Even better news is that there's a number of opportunities so you won't have to wake up at the crack of dawn as you may have done with the Eta Aquariid meteor shower.

The moon will start to rise just after 5pm in parts of NSW and, because of an optical illusion, will appear biggest as it rises from the horizon.

If you don't have a good view of the horizon, the moon's highest point in the night will be the best time to gaze out. For the majority that's likely to be between 11pm and 1am the next morning.

Meanwhile, If you didn't catch parts of any meteors overnight, you could still be lucky in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

And we're talking early. Between 2am and 5am.

This is the thickest part of Halley's Comet's long dust trail and with it comes the peak of the annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower.

The shower was to have reached its peak in the early morning of Wednesday, but you just might catch some leftover meteors over the next few days, experts say.

May 6. The best time - all things being equal - to catch it is just before dawn after the moon has set, so we're talking about 4am.

You don't need any special equipment or a lot of skills to view a meteor shower. A clear sky and some patience are probably helpful, too.

To optimise your chances of enjoying the meteor shower, head to an open area with a wide view of the sky and let your eyes adjust in the darkness for about 20 to 30 minutes.

If you can minimise the amount of light around you, it is also likely to help. Switch off your phone and any other lights that may be on and just sit back and look straight up.