Blue moon: Your pictures of supermoon that lit up night skies across Wales

This was how the moon looked over Loughor Estuary near Swansea on Wednesday. Credit: Duane Evans

People across Wales have been sharing their best pictures of Wednesday's blue supermoon.

Stargazers were treated to the rare moon - a phenomenon that will not be seen again for more than a decade.

It lit up some of the night sky across the country and ITV News Wales viewers have been sharing their best pictures.

  • Here are some of them:

Mid Wales Credit: Brooke Davies
Mumbles Credit: Ceri Hurlow
Mold Credit: Melissa Gardner
Harlech Credit: Lesley Holland

What is a supermoon?

It is when a full moon makes its closest approach to the Earth and appears unusually big.

And unlike its name suggests, a blue moon is not named after the colour and instead refers to the second full moon in one calendar month.

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