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Blue supermoon moon in Kent

19:55, 31 January 2018

People in Kent have been enjoying the chance to take in a lunar event that has not been seen for around 150 years.

The moon was flooded with colour as skywatchers witnessed an amalgamation of a supermoon and blue moon.

Shae Molloy took this picture of the moon in Maidstone
Shae Molloy took this picture of the moon in Maidstone
Ian Ridgers took this photo from Leeds Castle
Ian Ridgers took this photo from Leeds Castle
Emily Savage, 16, from Loose in Maidstone, took this shot
Emily Savage, 16, from Loose in Maidstone, took this shot

A blue moon is the name given to the second full moon in a month.

A 'supermoon' is when the moon appears larger and brighter, because it is closer than normal to the earth.

Many parts of the world are also being treated to a so-called blood moon - a total eclipse which causes a reddish hue.

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