Video and pictures of super blue moon in Herefordshire

A blue moon is not named after the colour and instead refers to the second full moon in one calendar month.

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

Appearing larger than usual, it was expected to rise at around 8pm this evening (Thursday) to then set at around 8am tomorrow (Friday) morning. 

However, it instead shone on Wednesday (August 30) night. 

Super moons occur when the moon passes through the point in its elliptical orbit which takes it closest to Earth.

However, the next occasion when it happens won't be until 2037.

Many members of the Hereford Times Camera Club got their cameras out and captured the moment last night. 

Colin Headland filmed the moon in Hereford. 

The super moon in Herefordshire (Image: Chris Rickards)

The next blue super moon won't be until 2037 (Image: Linda Harrison)The blue super moon rising in Bradnor Hill, near Kington (Image: Kay Dickerson)