People across the region capture pictures of the rare lunar phenomenon, which will not be seen again until 2037.
A rare blue supermoon has been captured by photographers around the East Midlands.
The phenomenon occurs when the pattern of days in a year means there are 13 full Moons instead of the usual 12.A Weather Watcher in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, took this photo of the blue supermoon rising It was also a supermoon, meaning it appeared brighter then usual because the Moon was at its closest point in its orbit around Earth.Image source,Details of the Moon's surface are clearly visible in this photo taken in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire
The name blue supermoon refers to it being the second full Moon of the calendar month and does not have anything to do with its colour.
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