LONDON -- Supermoon lunar eclipse hunters in the UK and Ireland had to set their alarms for a very early rise Monday morning to see a rare celestial event, which won't happen again until 2033.
The supermoon eclipse started at 1:10 a.m. local time and, with clear skies in most parts of the UK and Ireland, many photographers and star watchers were rewarded with a great show.
The main event happened shortly before 4 a.m. when the moon turned a coppery red, before it emerged from the earth's shadow and everyone could finally go back to bed.
If you weren't one of the early morning sky watchers, here's what you missed from moon rise to eclipse.
England
Lunar eclipse, London https://t.co/h10NUiZmb1 @EpicCosmos @ROGAstronomers @ProfBrianCox #supermoon #LunarEclipse pic.twitter.com/VPZw50YX0m— Andrew Steele (@statto) September 28, 2015
Supermoon-rise over London @BBCLondonNews @itvlondon @visitlondon @MayorofLondon @ProfBrianCox #SuperBloodMoon pic.twitter.com/2wdJWuvJN9— LDN fromthe Rooftops (@London_Rooftops) September 27, 2015
Super duper moon, taken from near @Horsham_WSussex, southern UK. @VirtualAstro @EpicCosmos #lunareclipse #Supermoon pic.twitter.com/WEmDWPLE9n— Paul Williams (@pcwilliams) September 28, 2015
The #Bloodmoon from Lincolnshire at a little past 3am! #r4today pic.twitter.com/WLD6qFHazb— Glyn P R (@Caderid) September 28, 2015
Scotland
Wales
Beautiful photo taken by our viewer John Randell at Bridgend, South Wales http://t.co/NUpLDRwIhi #superbloodmoon pic.twitter.com/ZvHkh7aHEH— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) September 28, 2015
Northern Ireland
Winged Victoria & Blood Moon @VisitDerry @Derryvisitor @NASA_Lunar @barrabest . Thanks to Aaron Callan pic.twitter.com/s7E2N6JFlu— Lorcan Doherty (@lorcanphoto) September 28, 2015
Bloody full moon #SuperBloodMoon #bloodmooneclipse #Belfast pic.twitter.com/qD7Uc5wBVS— John Mackle (@JohnMackle87) September 28, 2015
#LunarEclipse from Newry @barrabest @daraobriain @ProfBrianCox @VirtualAstro @NASA @newslineweather @FrankU105 pic.twitter.com/V7Re7fz9Xj— Kelly Redmond (@KellyMRedmond) September 28, 2015
Ireland
#Supermoon into #SuperBloodMoon over Mizen Head (23:45 & 04:00) | #WestCork #Cork #WildAtlanticWay pic.twitter.com/b06veCOm5f— Matt (@Dunlough) September 28, 2015
#supermoon beside Ballycotton http://t.co/DAYTzQhsvl. Cork before it went behind clouds #moon #photography pic.twitter.com/nQtmPbyX0r— Leah Burgess (@Spookwoman) September 27, 2015
2 Hours watching #bloodmooneclipse #LunarEclipse on Bull Island, Clontarf. Chilly but worth the wait! #nikonD7000 pic.twitter.com/lMMdyK8ztL— Glen Mulcahy (@GlenBMulcahy) September 28, 2015
Rise of the #supermoon #inishowen #donegal @barrabest @WeatherCee @deric_hartigan pic.twitter.com/Ujzx6cBcBG— John Mc Candless (@donaghca) September 27, 2015