Supermoon lights up night sky across the South West

Image source, Duncan Scobie

Image caption, A local photographer captured this shot of the supermoon at St Michael's Mount in Cornwall

Skywatchers enjoyed seeing the supermoon light up the sky on Monday night and in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

April's full moon, called the pink moon, was the first supermoon of 2021 due to its closeness to the earth.

At its closest, at 04:13 GMT, it was about 360,000km (224,000 miles) away, making it appear brighter and larger than most full moons.

People across the South West captured the supermoon in the early hours of the morning.

Image source, Robchidgeyphotography

Image caption, The moon shone brightly over Sidmouth

Image source, Jane Greenwood

Image caption, The so-called pink supermoon will still be visible for the next few nights

Image source, Carol

Image source, Mark Carter

Image caption, Mark Carter photographed the full moon over Newquay Airport

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