Scots go lunar for 'Supermoon'

Michalene Mazur took this picture from Perth just as the moon was rising in the sky on Monday evening

People across Scotland have been enjoying the rare sight of a supermoon.

The moon appeared bigger and brighter than usual as it came closer to Earth than it has in decades.

A band of rain and cloud sweeping in from the west left some parts of the country disappointed.

But many others enjoyed the spectacle of the Moon making its closest approach to Earth since 1948, appearing about 7% larger than normal and about 15% brighter.

The Moon will not be this close to Earth again until 25 November 2034.

Your supermoon pictures

Lynne Stewart took this picture of the moon from Aberdeen

Kenneth McGirr from Clydebank took this amazing picture

Malcolm Pollock captured this view of the supermoon

Ondrej Statnik's image of the moon and Edinburgh's Calton Hill

Liz Gregg captured this image from Pinmore in South Ayrshire

Gerry Macdonald took this shot in Bieldside, Aberdeen, on Tuesday morning

Alan Rowe took this image of the supermoon piercing the early morning clouds in Ullapool

The moon from Troon, captured by Colin from Ayrshire

Taken by David Tomlins from the lower slopes of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning

Brian Hayes took this in Dundee before the clouds obscured the view

Colin Meikle took this picture of the moon from Peterhead

Shirl Weir took this shot just as it began to cloud over on Tuesday morning

Andrew Smith from Inverness used three photos to create this composite image

Paul Birrell took this over Linlithgow at about 22:00 on Monday

Clear skies over Moray gave Ian Todd the chance to get this shot

Jenny Beveridge from Kinross sent in this photo

John Bousie in Auchtermuchty said he got lucky with a break in the clouds over Fife

Smoke-like clouds shroud the moon at Crail in this picture by Jacqui Herrington

Alan Paterson took this picture from Elgin

A blue moon event, photographed from Pete Murray's bedroom window

Elaine Grass found a gap in the clouds over Glasgow about 22:00 on Monday

The moon pictured on Tuesday morning from the Dounreay nuclear power site near Thurso

Will you be taking pictures - still or moving - of the supermoon? Send them to the BBC Scotland news website at [e-mail]

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