'Blood moon' seen over Edinburgh during supermoon eclipse

Did you stay up until the early hours to catch the 'blood moon' over the skies of Edinburgh today?

The rare event occurs when a 'supermoon' - that's when the Moon looks larger because of its in the closet part of its orbit to the Earth - coincides with a lunar eclipse. It last happened in 1982 and isn't expected to occur again until 2033.

If you weren't up and about, don't worry about it - social media users in Edinburgh stayed up to capture it so you didn't have to.

 

The full blood moon coupled with the Balmoral clock in #edinburgh from the early hours of this morning. #superbloodmoon #lunareclipse #harvestmoon #Scotland #visitscotland #brilliantmoments

A photo posted by Philip Stewart (@pstewartphoto) on Sep 27, 2015 at 10:07pm PDT

 

#photography #photographer #photographybymitchell #moon #bloodmoon #bloodmooneclipse #eclipse #eclipse2015 #fullmoon #fullmooneclipse2015 #edinburgh #Scotland #redmoon

A photo posted by Andy Mitchell (@photography_by_mitchell) on Sep 27, 2015 at 8:15pm PDT

1/4s,f4,iso3200, 500mm, tripod, cable release and mirror lock up. #bloodmoon #lunareclipse #supermoon #edinburgh pic.twitter.com/N7cEKEAgXO

— Phil Johnston (@Edinbirder) September 28, 2015

 

Lunar eclipse, 3am #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #instascotland #lunareclipse #bloodmoon #bloodmooneclipse

A photo posted by R (@rhonachristie94) on Sep 28, 2015 at 1:08am PDT

 

Once in a red moon, the weather holds up wonderfully in Edinburgh :D Sometimes you trade sleep for camping by your bedroom window with a blanket and a mug of tea. Definitely worth it :P #superbloodmoon #bloodmoon #lunareclipse #moon #redmoon #onceinaredmoon #redskynight #eclipse #edinburgh #scotland #uk

A photo posted by Lauren B (@incorrigible.dreamer) on Sep 27, 2015 at 7:52pm PDT