PEOPLE in Somerset have managed to capture images of the harvest ‘supermoon’, including a great shot from Weston-super-Mare.
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 on Tuesday and Wednesday nights 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.
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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 (September 18).
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 August 19, and the remaining two are on October 17 and November 15.
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