Postcards of the Red Blood Supermoon from around the world

UK: The supermoon illuminated the night as it rose into the sky over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside

UK: The supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, home to St Michael's Tower, where dozens of people gathered

UK: The vibrant supermoon rises above the Stuart mansion of Bolsover Castle near Chesterfield in Derbyshire last night

USA: The bright red supermoon rises over the Washington Monument late on Sunday night, to astronomers' delight

EGYPT: A supermoon rises over the minaret of a mosque in Wadi El-Rayan Lake at the desert of Al Fayoum Governorate, near Cairo

The spires of the Houses of Parliament in London (right)

ITALY: This bird seemed less than impressed by the spectacle, turning its back on the supermoon over St Peter's Basilica in Rome

POLAND: It was supermoon time in Warsaw as the lunar phenomenon was visible next to a clock on the Palace of Culture

BELARUS: The red-appearing moon was visible behind this colourful Orthodox church in the city of Turets, west of Minsk

SYRIA: The supermoon shone brightly over war-torn Syria overnight, with residents of Damascus treated to a stunning sight

AUSTRALIA: The full supermoon sets over the central business district of Sydney on the south-eastern coast of Australia

FRANCE: A supermoon rises in the sky near the Eiffel tower as seen from Suresnes in the west of the French capital last night

Blood moon paints the sky red: Stargazers around the world look to the heavens to witness lunar spectacle for first time in 33 years

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The Daily Mail | 28 September 2015