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It’s been a humdinger of a month for rare celestial sightings, and last night the Earth was lit by a supermoon, the first of its kind since 2009.

When there are two supermoons in one month, like we had in August, we have a ‘blue moon’, hence the well-known adage ‘once in a blue moon’.

If you were too involved in your latest series or podcast last night to cast your eyes to the heavens, fear not.

We’ve taken the time to gather all the best snaps of the lunar rarity so you can at least bask in the glow retroactively.

The 2023 Full Super Blue Moon rising over Stonehenge 😍🌝🌙✨ photo credit Stonehenge Dronescapes on FB 🙏 #supermoon #supermoon2023 #fullmoon #moon #bluemoon #sturgeonmoon #stonehenge pic.twitter.com/vGTElW9VhZ

— Stonehenge U.K (@ST0NEHENGE) August 31, 2023

The Blue Super Moon this evening over Mudeford Spit #bluemoon #supermoon #moon @StormHour pic.twitter.com/H6X7TLziSs

— steven hogan (@Steve_Hogan_) August 30, 2023

“Once In A Blue Moon”

An airplane flies by a “super blue moon” over New Delhi, India on August 30, 2023.#SuperBlueMoon #supermoon #BlueMoon pic.twitter.com/ObAdQCVt9k

— Shekhar Gurjar (@shekhar16793) August 30, 2023

Rare Super Blue Moon lighting up Liverpool city centre tonight #supermoon #BlueMoon

Absolutely magical 🌕

📸 @iainwattsphoto pic.twitter.com/EWCO0N8GvU

— Liverpool Echo (@LivEchonews) August 30, 2023

St Magnus Cathedral Blue Supermoon. #Orkney pic.twitter.com/I3ihe6qFc7

— Raymond Besant (@RaymondBesant) August 30, 2023

At a time when the internet is littered with AI-created images that are hard to tell apart from the real deal, it’s clear that no one does it better than Mother Nature.

[source:bbc]