The moon rises through the mist of the north east coast ahead of a lunar eclipse which will create a 'supermoon' when the the moon is near to its closest point to the Earth
People around the world have been watching the skies to observe a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse coincides with a so-called “supermoon”.
A supermoon occurs when the Moon is in the closest part of its orbit to Earth, meaning it appears larger in the sky.
The eclipse – which made the Moon appear red – has been visible in North America, South America, West Africa and Western Europe.
This phenomenon was last observed in 1982 and won’t come again until 2033.
But the definition of a supermoon is debated among astronomers.
Skywatchers in the western half of North America, the rest of Europe and Africa, the Middle East and South Asia were expected to see a partial eclipse.
From the UK, observers saw the Moon pass through the Earth’s shadow in the early hours of Monday morning. In North and South America the eclipse was seen on Sunday evening.
The ‘Super Blood Moon’ is seen rising above The Kelpies sculptures near Falkirk
It is the first time that the natural phenomenon has happened in over 30 years and is not predicted to happen for another 13 years.
The eclipse this morning in the Scottish Borders (Walkerburn)
A blood red “supermoon” in the skies above Falkirk, created from a lunar eclipse with the moon near to its closest point to the Earth.
Earth’s shadow begins to obscure the view of a so-called supermoon during a total lunar eclipse over the eastern hills of Orange County in California,
Supermoon is seen above the Statue of Henri IV, during a total lunar eclipse, in Paris, France
The so-called supermoon appears during a lunar eclipse behind Big Tex, Sunday
Seen near the Eiffel Tower, during a total lunar eclipse, in Paris
A blood red “supermoon” in the skies by the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
Passes behind the peak of the Washington Monument
Rising over Pacific Tower in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood
The moon rises through the mist of the north east coast ahead of a lunar eclipse which will create a ‘supermoon’ when the the moon is near to its closest point to the Earth
