The Sturgeon Moon has been lighting up the night skies with its orange glow.

The spectacle has been captured on camera by members of the Daily Echo’s Camera Club.

Blue moons usually occur about every two or three years, but unusually in 2018 there were two blue moons, only two months apart.

The next time there will be two blue moons in a year will be 2037.

A blue moon is the common name for having two full moons in a calendar month and the third full moon in an astronomical season of four.

August’s supermoon is also the first of four consecutive supermoons.

The next events will take place on September 18, October 17 and November 15.

September’s supermoon will be a double event as it will also coincide with a partial lunar eclipse making it another spectacle to behold. 

The supermoon means Earth’s satellite is closest to the planet.

During a supermoon, the moon appears up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter compared with when it is furthest away.

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