Summary

  • The Moon is appearing bigger and brighter than usual tonight

  • It's because it's near the closest point in its orbit around Earth - making it a supermoon

  • And it's also a blue moon, so-called because there are 13 full Moons in this yearly cycle rather than 12

  • But it's blue in name only - it won't look blue

  • There won't be another blue supermoon until 2037

  • We'll be bringing you all the best images from around the world - from professional photographers and from our readers

Live Reporting

Edited by Emma Owen and Gabriela Pomeroy

  1. Can you top that? How to send your pictures in

    If you've managed to spot the supermoon and would like to share your experience with us you can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.

    Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also get in touch in the following ways:

  2. One of the world's seven wonders...

    A full moon known as the "Blue Moon" rises behind the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, August 30Reuters

    We expect to see a lot of wonderful pictures tonight - and here's a lovely start.

    Here's the Moon rising behind the pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

  3. Good evening skywatchers!

    Emma Owen
    Live reporter

    Thanks for joining us as we admire beautiful pictures of the night sky lit up by a blue supermoon.

    You may have twigged by now that the Moon won’t actually be blue. Blue is the name given to this particular full Moon.

    But it will be super. It’ll look bigger and brighter - go on, take a peek outside!

    Gabriella and I are holed up in the basement of Broadcasting House in London, but that won’t stop us bringing you the best images from around the world.

    We have our regular weather watchers poised to send snaps, and we’d love to see your pictures too - I’ll let you know how to send them in just a minute.