10 of the best shots of last night’s pink super moon over Ireland and beyond
April's pink super moon sets over Belvelly Castle at the entrance to Great Island, Co Cork. Picture: Cian O'Regan
A pink super moon will be in the skies above us for the next two nights - if you can see it.
It won’t actually be pink: it is called a pink moon as the April full moon coincides with the blooming of pink flowers.
It was visible in the clear skies overhead last night but we might not be as lucky tonight and tomorrow as it will be cloudy with rain in many parts of the country as our recent dry and bright spell comes to an end.
David Moore, chairman of Astronomy Ireland, told the Irish Examiner that the best time to see the moon will be last night and tonight. He said that an “ideal time” to see the super moon will be at around 8.30pm or 9pm in the evening “at moon rise”.
However, if you missed the phenomenon last night and see only clouds overhead for the final two nights of the pink moon, here are some of the best shots taken by photographers overnight.
Pink super moon setting over Belvelly Castle early this morning. #belvellycastle #Supermoon #Astrophotography #moon pic.twitter.com/hj2PA8zXvj
— CiCi (@cianryan92) April 26, 2021
An April Pink Moon descends behind the gantry cranes and bulk carrier Pilatus Venture at the new @PortofCork deep water terminal at Ringaskiddy, Co. #Cork, #Ireland. #PINKMOON #PinkSupermoon #moon @creedonphoto @pure_cork #shipping #weather pic.twitter.com/1HmjmKyMpQ
— David Creedon (@creedonphoto) April 27, 2021
Limerick is pretty grand because at one end of the road you have the sunset and at the other you have the full moon#limerick #fujifilm pic.twitter.com/FJ7I12Dcz8
— Doodlindee (@doodlindee) April 27, 2021
And watching the moon go down on Galway Bay ... pic.twitter.com/7u3lo9ZRfC
— Chaosheng Zhang (@ZhangChaosheng) April 26, 2021
Tonight’s full moon, the Pink Moon, over the grand Canal Locks...it wasn’t great conditions for it this evening, hopefully tomorrow night will be better. #Dublin #Ireland #nightwalkdublin #photography #FullMoon pic.twitter.com/BYWeHBasF2
— Andy Sheridan (@jnrbaker) April 27, 2021
A kindly paraglider does his best to brighten the evening for photographers at Glastonbury tonight #PinkSupermoon #pinkmoon #Supermoon #moon pic.twitter.com/pNibuMRV4E
— Finnbarr Webster (@finnbarrw) April 26, 2021
Full moon over the Empire State Building... #ThePhotoHour #StormHour #FullMoon #moon #moonphotography #photography #NewYork #NewYorkCity pic.twitter.com/mloWR6QtlS
— OldMan (@OldManNYC) April 27, 2021
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