The moon rises behind the Royal Liver Building and the Liver Bird statues on August 30, 2023, in Liverpool
People gathered on Primrose Hill in London to see it rise amid cloudy skies over the capital.
Wed, August 30, 2023 at 5:44 p.m. EDT
A rare blue supermoon — the closest full moon of the year — dazzled stargazers on Wednesday night.
A ‘blue’ moon refers to the second full moon in one calendar month, which occurs approximately once every two or three years.
It was unusually close to Earth on Wednesday night, therefore a ‘supermoon’.
The moon over London, seen from Primrose Hill (PA)
The moon appeared to be bigger and brighter than usual, given its close proximity to Earth: just 222,043 miles (357,344 km) or so.
The previous supermoon on August 1 was more than 100 miles (160km) farther away.
It made a spectacular backdrop in photos taken on Wednesday night - appearing a reddish colour in some.
It was also photographed looking larger than usual in the skies above cities including Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Morocco’s capital, Rabat.
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