GAZETTE readers have been sending in their pictures of the special 'blue moon' that made an appearance last night (January 31).
A blue moon, defined as the second full moon in a calendar month, rose in the sky on Wednesday evening for the first time since July 2015.
It was also a supermoon, meaning the Earth's natural satellite appeared 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter in the sky as it reached its closest point to Earth.
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The eclipse, according to Nasa, was set to be "extra special" for those in the US and other parts of the world, where the blue moon coincided with a total lunar eclipse to become a "super blue blood moon".
— Si Butterworth (@SiButterworth) February 1, 2018
Yesterday's lunar phase fits the calendar definition of "blue" because there was another full moon on January 2. The last blue moon occurred on July 31, 2015 and the next will be seen on March 31 this year.
As we embark on new #Businessvision2018 today a #SuperBlueBloodMoon2018 #BlueMoon sets over #kendal #cumbria this morning. #lunar #moon #MoonSet & #sunrise over the #LakeDistrict with #snow again pic.twitter.com/pacdXDdD9E
— Thai Kitchen (@KitchenThai) February 1, 2018
If you managed to see the moon last night and took a picture, send it to sara.royle@nqnw.co.uk
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