Among the prettiest of celestial events visible to the naked eye is the glorious pink supermoon. It graced the skies on April 27 and 28 of 2021; however, it is the first of two supermoons that shall be seen this year, reports IE.
If you missed the last one, fret not for the next supermoon shall be seen on May 26. It is slated to be the closest supermoon of 2021 as it shall be 357,463km (222,117 miles) away from Earth.
A super moon is essentially a full moon that is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon or Egg Moon. This pink moon is said to appear bigger and brighter when it is closest to our planet.
Sky gazers from around the globe managed to click breathtaking visuals of this celestial phenomenon. We bring you some of the most alluring shots we found-
Tonight in Seattle – the full #PinkSupermoon over the @space_needle pic.twitter.com/y6ZPoevWBp
— Tim Durkan (@timdurkan) April 27, 2021
#PinkSupermoon was watching over me that night pic.twitter.com/Dyfvh0FpuF
— Cody (@LilC9488) April 29, 2021
Super moon🌕 april 27th 2021 Kingsday #Supermoon #pinksupermoon #stormhour #fullmoon #space #moon #moonshot #supermaan #supermoon2021 pic.twitter.com/vWpDSudggm
— Oscar Sannen (@Sannen_O) April 28, 2021
Last night's #PinkSupermoon on two different settings. Still didn't capture the true glory! 🌛 pic.twitter.com/JxcHZweaTD
— Jodi Moore (@WriterJodiMoore) April 28, 2021
Last nights #supermoon #PinkSupermoon over the Port of Felixstowe. pic.twitter.com/4Az8A6U70t
— Jjohnboy2000 (@jjohnboy2000) April 28, 2021
Pink Super moon tonight! This is overlooking the Charlotte Pier and Webster in the background in Rochester NY. #pinkmoon #pinksupermoon pic.twitter.com/Ll1vrHhCvd
— James Montanus (@JamesMontanus) April 27, 2021
Full moon last night. Best I could do … too many clouds. #PinkSupermoon #FullMoon pic.twitter.com/vVOmrCBQ1K
— Antonio Paris (@AntonioParis) April 27, 2021
Pretty in pink, isn't she?
Pretty in pink, isn't she? #PinkSupermoon pic.twitter.com/ZiDXszQqyh— Coco Coindreau S. (@coco_coindreau) April 27, 2021
This morning's almost full supermoon setting over Preston 🌕📸#stormhour #thephotohour #fullmoon #supermoon #pinksupermoon #pinkmoon #pinkmoon2021 pic.twitter.com/CvrPEgJQWK
— Sonia Bashir 🔥📸 (@SoniaBashir_) April 26, 2021
Last night's "Pink Supermoon". 🌝#PinkSupermoon #Supermoon #pinkmoon2021 pic.twitter.com/5ZiIfcQkeB
— HERRY (@herry_with_an_e) April 27, 2021
Tonight's #PinkSupermoon rises above ISAT and East Campus. 🌔
The supermoon will be the biggest and brightest in the sky tonight at 11:32pm EDT so make sure to look up if you're out tonight! pic.twitter.com/d8MBCmUjSM
— JMU (@JMU) April 27, 2021
Watching that 🌝 #PinkSupermoon pic.twitter.com/lh0pxEgvRX
— Superman (@jonathanbelle) April 27, 2021
Well, these stunning pictures surely made my day!