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20th December 2016
12:10am GMT
Last night, a very special and rare thing happened in our skies.
The supermoon and lunar eclipse combined to create a phenomenon known a 'bloodmoon', where Earth's only natural satellite appears enormous in the night sky and takes on a rusty red colour.
But with the event occurring between 2am and 6am this morning, many of you probably missed it.
However, lots of moon-gazers around the country managed to capture some amazing photographs of the event, which we've gathered below.
Enjoy your belated bloodmoon.
Before the #LunarEclipse Sandymount Strand yesterday evening. @PicThisDublin @PhotosOfDublin @LovinDublin #themoon pic.twitter.com/M0EXh28aEJ
— Dave Keegan (@davepaulkeegan) September 28, 2015
Lunar eclipse as viewed from Coolbawn, Tipperary, Ireland at 4.45am #SuperBloodMoon #SuperMoon2015 pic.twitter.com/1GZKqAqGws
— Coolbawn Cross (@coolbawncross) September 28, 2015
One of my photos from the eclipse this morning. #superbloodmoon Dublin Ireland pic.twitter.com/evUd2i69zg
— Eoin Kenny (@Eoin_K) September 28, 2015
Two more #LunarEclipse photos from Longford #Ireland #SuperBloodMoon #eclipse #eclipselunar #eclipse2015 pic.twitter.com/zKw1J5pHoT
— Deirdre O'Byrne (@deirdre_dub) September 28, 2015
#SuperMoon2015 rising over Mount Argus Church, Dublin. @LovelyDubley @LovinDublin @GoToIrelandGB pic.twitter.com/UXrISbgSuJ
— Alan Morton (@Mightymorto) September 27, 2015
A view from Donegal! Beautiful pic of #SuperBloodMoon by @DonnaMartin03 #ireland pic.twitter.com/5lVMV6STaW
— discoverireland.ie (@discoverirl) September 28, 2015
The girl who cried Wolfe..... @5SOS #BloodMoonEclipse #SuperBloodMoon (View from Kinnegad Ireland !) pic.twitter.com/2TTkA4XsgY
— Grace Lovelis (@GraceLovelis) September 28, 2015
Mega Harvest #Moon #Eclipse from #Limerick, IRELAND by: #krisoft.eu #SuperBloodMoon #SloohEclipse #MegaMoon pic.twitter.com/r8JuQw8o0S
— Chris Luszczki (@krisoft79) September 28, 2015
Blood Moon Eclipse now from Dingle Ireland Orange rusty colour #SuperBloodMoon @barrabest @PictureBelfast #dingle pic.twitter.com/YOW9q6pukV
— Dingle Photographer (@yankedoo) September 28, 2015
Between 3:10 & 4:40 am Carrowcrory, Sligo, Ireland>>http://t.co/WahnTwaopj #SuperBloodMoon pic.twitter.com/LAs8YKa1jY
— WoodlandBard (@WoodlandBard) September 28, 2015
#SuperBloodMoon above the Dublin chimneys #Dublin #Ireland pic.twitter.com/bdweUh9nsG
— David Costello (@DavidCostelloDC) September 28, 2015
Watch a recording of the celestial event below.
Main picture: David Costello.
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