Locals across Tayside and Fife enjoyed incredible views of a rare “pink supermoon” overnight.
Conditions were perfect to photograph the lunar spectacle across Courier country from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
The moon appeared up to 14% larger and 30% brighter during the event, which peaked at 3.35am.
Despite the pink supermoon label, there is no colour change to the appearance of the lunar surface.
The term comes from a northern Native American reference to an early-blooming wildflower, which starts to pop up in the US and Canada at the beginning of spring.
April’s supermoon is the third of the year, following the worm moon on March 9.
The next full moon is referred to as the Flower Moon, which takes place on May 7.
Locals across Tayside and Fife took to social media to post their images of the pink supermoon.
😍🌃❤️ Good morning Dundee! Hope you're doing well! The moon looks so bonnie over the Tay! Did you catch the pink supermoon last night? 😍🌃❤️
📍 Tay Bridge
📸 Craig Doogan pic.twitter.com/NbhgyntLIs— Dundee Culture (@DundeeCulture) April 8, 2020
Supermoon from last night, over Dundee pic.twitter.com/RayFhLKmg1
— Iain Mackenzie (@stobart1974) April 8, 2020
The best things in life really are free 👌 Tonight's #supermoon over #Dundee #CaptureTheMoon pic.twitter.com/9ZbaQIR4Zk
— Strathmartine (@Strathmartine) April 7, 2020
Supermoon in Angus pic.twitter.com/cfbi1mXqVr
— Emma Duke-Williams (@Emmadw) April 7, 2020
@VirtualAstro A fabulous moon this evening, with the rare clear sky's in Fife. #supermoon #clearskysinscotland pic.twitter.com/phzO7AadiE
— CCS Ltd. (@ccs_ltd_scot) April 7, 2020
#Supermoon from #Culross tonight just after sundown.
Can't travel so here's a previous one rising behind the Wallace Monument #Scotland pic.twitter.com/a1h7eBb0SB
— Graham Harris Graham 🏴 (@GHarrisG) April 6, 2020
@bbc – nice supermoon in Fife tonight #supermoon pic.twitter.com/Vq2W39svwo
— louise stenhouse (@doctoritis) April 7, 2020
This evening's supermoon rising pic.twitter.com/DJKj00OB0G
— Fife_Hedgewitch (@wiggle_chops) April 7, 2020
#supermoon #supermoon2020 #SuperFullMoon @NASA @BBCNews some great photos of the moon from Fife @dunfermlinep @LoveDunfermline pic.twitter.com/iTdxipsaOI
— DJ Makin (@djmakin) April 8, 2020
Another photo of the Super moon over the #TayRailBridge#supermoon #nightshot #dundee #b&w #jpegfromthecamera #FujiX-Pro2 #Acros
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Photo © Joe Lafferty, 2020, https://t.co/kvRbSMQ8s9, all rights reserved pic.twitter.com/aT0Q3c8M1a— Joe Lafferty (@joelafferty) April 7, 2020
Others from across Scotland also posted photos of the supermoon.
It's the brightest moon of the year out there tonight, first pic is from my phone at my stair door, second is with my camera on full zoom, or near as damn it. #Falkirk #Supermoon #Scotland pic.twitter.com/TCjACBqmCj
— Davy Tolmie (@DavyTolmie) April 7, 2020
🎶You saw the whole of the moon🎶 🌝📸👁 @VisitScotland #VisitScotland #Edinburgh #supermoon https://t.co/sCJHBn3yR2 pic.twitter.com/J2qdyqwK1c
— Aye Spy Photography Scotland (@AyeSpyPhotos) April 7, 2020
Pink Supermoon rises over Glasgow this evening #supermoon #Glasgow #Scotland pic.twitter.com/G33KALeu6U
— Roddy Scott (@theroddyscott) April 7, 2020
Did you notice we turned the moon Launch Pink last night?🌝🚀
We’d love to see your pictures of the supermoon in the comments!#supermoon #rocketfuelforbusiness #theskyisntourlimit pic.twitter.com/gPQNoVv7OW— Launch Digital (@LaunchScotland) April 8, 2020
