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In Pictures: Rare super blue moon delights stargazers

The phenomenon will only happen once this year.

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A rare super blue moon has appeared over the UK.

Stargazers were treated to a phenomenon that will only happen once this year.

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The super blue moon rises over Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)
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The super blue moon rises over Leeds, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)

Most months only have one full moon, so a second is quite a rare event, occurring approximately once every two or three years.

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The super blue moon over the city of London seen from Primrose Hill (Victoria Jones/PA)
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The super blue moon hidden behind clouds as IFS Cloud Cable Cars pass by at Greenwich (Yui Mok/PA)
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