'Blood moon' seen over Manchester during supermoon eclipse

If you were up and about in the early hours of this morning, you may have noticed the Moon looking a bit different than it normally does.

As a result of a lunar eclipse coinciding with a ‘supermoon’, which is when the Moon is in the closest part of its orbit to the Earth making it appear larger, the Moon appeared red for a brief period. The phenomenon was last seen in 1982 and isn’t expected to happen again until 2033.

But if you were fast asleep and missed all the action, not to worry as social media users in Manchester were up and about sharing their pictures. Here’s just a few of them.

 

A photo of the super moon eclipse in Manchester, using my Nikon and new tripod #moon #supermoon #eclipse #lunareclipse #bloodmoon #redmoon #night #nighttime #nightsky #stars #nightstars #lunar #space #spacephotography #manchester

A photo posted by Paul (@belafon87) on Sep 27, 2015 at 8:35pm PDT

@BBCNWT Moonrise over the #M60 #BartonBridge #AJBellStadium last night and from home at 3am.. #bloodmoon pic.twitter.com/Z31fhEuoU1

— Mark Knowles (@mk_83uk) September 28, 2015

 

Supermoon... Blood Moon... Lunar Eclipse! Amazing to witness this rare event this morning! #lunareclipse #bloodmoon #SuperMoon #uk #weather #manchester #picoftheday #saddleworth #photographer #nikon #longexposure #landscapephotography

A photo posted by T O M W O O D H E A D (@twoodhead24) on Sep 28, 2015 at 12:37am PDT

 

Super Moon Lunar Eclipse - #supermoon #lunareclipse #night #sky #bloodmoon #igers #manchester #england #europe

A photo posted by Sam (@sam_pollitt) on Sep 28, 2015 at 1:04am PDT

Blood moon from Manchester. @BBCEarth #eclipse #bloodmoon #manchester pic.twitter.com/hj1a8lDiua

— Matt Doogue (@MattDoogue) September 28, 2015

 

Hanging out my skylight all night like a boss! #lunareclipse #collage #moonscape #supermoon #bloodmoon #igersmcr #igerslancashire #ukpotd #mcruk #mcr_follow #lunarphotography #lunarlover #Didsbury #nightsky #igeohashtags #hidden_igers #gtaroundengland #manchestereveningnews #thisismcr #igglobalife #ig_britishisles #moonshots #ig_creativepics #ig_artistry #capturingbritain_nature #ig_naturelovers

A photo posted by Louise (@louisecifer) on Sep 27, 2015 at 11:36pm PDT

#supermoon #Manchester pic.twitter.com/hmzdWHMJ8v

— Beth (@lilyb33l) September 28, 2015

 

Caught the last of the blood moon, there are some advantages to being at the train station this early! #bloodmoon #manchester #northernfail

A photo posted by Tui Benjamin (@tuialexandra) on Sep 27, 2015 at 10:18pm PDT