The supermoon eclipse in pictures

If you spot anyone today who looks even more bleary-eyed than normal for a Monday morning, chances are they've been up since the early hours with a camera and a long exposure lens (or maybe just an iPhone...) hoping to catch a great snap of the astronomical wonder that was the 'supermoon'.

You can take a look here to find out how a supermoon comes about. In the meantime, enjoy some of these great pictures from those Bristolians dedicated enough to stay awake until 4am - so you didn't have to...

 

#supermoon #supermooneclipse #Bristol #igersbristol #bestofbristol

A photo posted by Hannahbella (@hannahbella_photography) on Sep 27, 2015 at 11:02pm PDT

 

Blood moon over the bridge #bloodmoon #supermoon #cliftonsuspensionbridge #bristol #lunareclipse

A photo posted by Nick Reynolds (@sharpenedimage) on Sep 27, 2015 at 11:56pm PDT

 

#supermoon #harvestmoon #bloodmooneclipse supermoon lunar eclipse begins in 1 hrs 41 min (the moon will be completely within shadow from 03:11 to 04:24) #bristol #igersbristol #moon #astronomy

A photo posted by @aslimus on Sep 27, 2015 at 3:29pm PDT

 

Had to be a bit creative when it came to getting the #bridge in the same frame as the #supermoon 😉

A photo posted by Alison Zak-Collins (@alisonzakcollins) on Sep 27, 2015 at 11:07pm PDT

 

#supermoon in super #bristol #nofilter or nothin

A photo posted by Lucie Pitcher (@lucianamzp) on Sep 27, 2015 at 1:02pm PDT

 

Lunar eclipse

A photo posted by Tim Saunders (@sauntimo) on Sep 27, 2015 at 8:36pm PDT

 

#supermoon #harvestmoon #bloodmooneclipse supermoon lunar eclipse begins in 2hrs16min #bristol #igersbristol #astronomy #moon #uk

A photo posted by @aslimus on Sep 27, 2015 at 2:53pm PDT

 

Perks of owning a telescope and Brandon Hill as your back garden. The moon appears red as it passes through the earth's shadow, and the light from the sun refracts through the earth'satmosphere. This scatters blue wavelength light, letting the longer wavelength red light to pass through it, causing the red moon. #view #astrophotography #space #supermoon #lunareclipse #bloodmoon #superbloodmoon #science #nature #astronomy #telescope #brandonhill #backgarden #latenight #bristollove #bristollife #instaspace #instanight #instalife #igersbristol #igersuk #igersworldwide

A photo posted by chrisdighton (@chrisdighton) on Sep 27, 2015 at 7:47pm PDT

 

My #superbloodmoon photo #lunareclipse #lunar #moon #swisbest #bath #saltford #autumn #bristol #igersbristol

A photo posted by @collaroy99 on Sep 27, 2015 at 11:40pm PDT

 

#bristol #supermoon

A photo posted by maria (@maria_vicen_art) on Sep 27, 2015 at 11:20am PDT

 

That was so worth the wait! Incredible! 🌍🌚🌑 #moon #eclipse #superbloodmoon #night #bristol #clifton #sky #stars

A photo posted by Harry Coelho (@harrycoelho) on Sep 27, 2015 at 7:36pm PDT

 

Blood moon @Clifton Suspension Bridge #bloodmoon #lunareclipse #bristol #cliftonsuspensionbridge

A photo posted by Nick Reynolds (@sharpenedimage) on Sep 27, 2015 at 11:21pm PDT

Have you got any supermoon and bloodmoon pictures that you'd like to see added to this gallery? Email them to bristolblognetwork@timeout.com.

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