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A rare "pink supermoon" lit up the sky in the UK last night - and similarly spectacular images have been captured worldwide.
Although April's full moon is called pink, it isn't actually that colour and gets its name from phlox flowers that bloom in spring time.
But the supermoon status is well earned, due to how large the moon appears in the sky as it enters its closest proximity to Earth in its orbit. During this time, it appears around 14% bigger and 30% brighter.
Supermoons usually occur three to four times a year, with the next expected next month. In the meantime, take a look through a selection of stunning pictures from around the world of last night's phenomenon.
Image:Birds fly by as the moon rises over the Opera House in Sydney. Pic: AP
Image:The moon sets behind the cathedral of the state capital in Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg. Pic: AP
Image:The moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City
Image:Over the skyline of New York and Empire State Building, as seen from West Orange, in New Jersey
Image:The supermoon over Prague, Czech Republic. Pic: AP
Image:The supermoon raises over the Stations of the Cross in Rimov, near Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. Pic: AP
Image:The moon rises over a replica of Statue of Liberty in Kosovo's capital Pristina. Pic: AP
Image:The supermoon in the Dunhuang dessert in China. Pic: AP
Image:Beaver Bridge in Monaca, Pennsylvania. Pic: AP
Image:The full moon rises over Havana, Cuba
Image:The moon rises above the Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
Image:The 'pink supermoon' rises behind the Eiffel Tower during a nationwide curfew in Paris due to coronavirus
