A supermoon occurs when a full moon is at its closest point to Earth during its orbit, with the Met Office saying this makes it appear 30% brighter and 14% bigger in the sky. The “beautiful” display of the moon occurred last night up until the early hours of the morning, with contributors sending in photos from as early as 4:10 am, the time when the partial lunar eclipse peaked. You can join our Somerset Camera Club on Facebook HERE .
The partial lunar eclipse - when the Earth's shadow covers part of the moon - took place between 1.41am and 5.47am UK time today (18 September).
A rare event like this is believed to not be able to happen again until 2026, but when it does, it will be much more dramatic, with 96% of the moon set to be in shadow. The first supermoon of this year was on 19 August, and the remaining two are on 17 October and 15 November..
