Rare super blue moon takes over the night sky

A rare super blue moon has appeared over the UK, treating stargazers to a phenomenon that will only happen once this year.

Unlike its name suggests, a blue moon is not named after the colour and instead refers to the second full moon in one calendar month.

Most months only have one full moon, so a second is quite a rare event, occurring approximately once every two or three years.

Appearing larger than usual, it was expected to rise at around 8pm (BST) on Thursday to then set at around 6am (BST) the following day, but it shone on Wednesday night.

The best time to catch a glimpse is when local conditions are best suited to a clear sky – low cloud cover, favourable weather, and no obstructions on the horizon – such as buildings or trees.

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[nigelbenn]

Three pictures, one of which was partially covered by cloud. Love it! Could have the rarest celestial event ever and guaranteed UK is covered on cloud!

[karamabou]

I wana see it but I can't to cloudy 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢