Last night the moon came closer to Earth than it has been in over 20 years — making it appear even bigger and brighter than last month's supermoon.
On Sunday night the moon was 221,765 miles away from Earth, appearing 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than a normal full moon.
With the supermoon in the sky above Devon many took to social media to post their pictures - here we have a look at some of the best:
People who live on the coast were likely to have experienced higher tides than normal for this time of year, which in conjunction with the expected bad weather, could lead to flooding.
It will be the second in a trio of supermoons this summer. The first was on July 12 and the next will be on September 9.
To have three so close together is not expected to happen again until 2034.
In general, supermoons occur every 13 months on average.
The supermoon could outshine the Perseid meteor shower, an annual occurrence that could see more than 100 meteors an hour appear in our skies over the weekend.
#amazing#supermoon#stunning photo by @rw1uk#Exeter@Devon_Hour@Exeter_Hour@SouthWestUK@TheExeterDailypic.twitter.com/uEvq2QTWN0
— Michelle Xie (@MichelleXie3) August 10, 2014@sianwilliams100 Super Moon over Dartmouth Devon pic.twitter.com/LRd1JQgyOK
— Henry Jenkins (@henryjenkins54) August 10, 2014#supermoon#Devon#supermoon2014 I wish that I had my proper camera, this is the best I could get with my phone. pic.twitter.com/BKVW1UY1u5
— Zena Soormally (@just_looking84) August 10, 2014Lovely moon over North Devon tonight #supermoonpic.twitter.com/YoEpW3UrY0
— Owen Jones (@Owenmjones) August 10, 2014#supermoon over Torbay #devon#moonpic.twitter.com/RWQTTc72zi
— Debbie Sharratt (@debsharratt) August 10, 2014Post by I Love Exeter.
Post by I Love Exmouth.
