Supermoon and lunar eclipse delight stargazers

The supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse was seen around the world - with this picture taken from Jerusalem

A supermoon has lit up the sky across the world coinciding with a rare partial lunar eclipse.

The Moon could be seen to appear brighter and bigger on Tuesday night.

Supermoons happen when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit.

A rare partial lunar eclipse - when the Earth's shadow covers part of the Moon - also happened with about 4% of the Moon's disc covered in darkness.

Overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, the partial lunar eclipse was visible in the UK, Europe, North and South America and the whole of Africa.

In the UK it occurred between 01:40 BST and 05:47, reaching its peak at 03:44.

For those in the US, the eclipse is visible between 20:41 EST and 00:47 - or 22:44 at its maximum.

This month's full moon - known as the Harvest moon - is the second of four "supermoons" this year.

There will be two total lunar eclipses visible from the UK next year - on 14 March and 7 September.

A passenger jet is seen crossing in front of the supermoon in Gloucestershire

This image of the partial lunar eclipse was captured in Mexico

The supermoon shines on Weston-super-Mare, north Somerset

Supermoon rises over a country house in Warwickshire, UK

The supermoon above buildings in Barnsley

The Moon seen from Caracas, Venezuela

The Moon seen from Nanjing in China's eastern Jiangsu province

The supermoon rises over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

A stargazer sets up a telescope in Indonesia

The supermoon and a windmill in Selsey, West Sussex

The silhouette of climbers descending from the summit of Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Moon rises behind the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey

A plane flies in front of the Moon in Toronto