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PICTURES: Tayside and Fife treated to clear views of ‘super blue moon’

The rarity of a Blue Moon over Dundee on January 31. Taken by Courier photographer Kim Cessford.
The rarity of a Blue Moon over Dundee on January 31. Taken by Courier photographer Kim Cessford.

The UK may have missed the rare spectacle of the ‘super blue blood moon’ on the final day of January, but the country was still treated to a spectacular lunar display.

Scots, including locals in Tayside and Fife, took to social media to post images of the super blue moon, with Dundee given a particularly clear view of the spectacle.

A blue moon is the name given to the second full moon of any month. It is said to have appeared about 7% larger and 15% brighter than normal.

A Super Blue Blood Moon sets behind Downside Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, in Stratton-on-the-Fosse on February 1, 2018 in Somerset, England.

Full moon phases have an average length of about 29.5 days, so two occurrences in one month are very rare. The first one of January was on the 2nd of the month.

The Southern Hemisphere were best placed to view the super blue blood moon, where a total lunar eclipse was visible. It could also be seen across the US.

A partially eclipsed super blue blood moon sets behind the Golden Gate Bridge on January 31, 2018 in San Francisco, California.
The Empire State building is seen as a full moon rises behind the building in New York, United States on January 31, 2018.

However as the eclipse was due to start at 10.51am and end at 4.08pm UK time, with totality from 12.51pm to 2.07pm, it was unable to be seen from the British Isles.

Here are some of the photos posted of the blue moon across Scotland last night/this morning:

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A blue moon rises over Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland.
A blue moon rises over Waterloo Bridge, London.
The Super Blue Blood Moon rises behind the Camlica Mosque on January 31, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.