Blue moon pictures: Stunning photos from across the world

Friday night's blue moon was the first since 2012 - and will be the last until 2018

Saturday 01 August 2015 05:29 EDT

A blue moon rises behind the torch of the Statue of Liberty seen from Liberty State Park in Jersey (AP)

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A blue moon was visible around the world last night, leading to some stunning photography of the rare lunar event.

The name blue moon is in fact somewhat of a misnomer as, rather than being literally tinted with the colour, the phenomenon is an additional full moon that appears on top of the monthly regular. We won't have to wait too long for the next full moon, that's 14 August, but it will be 2018 before the next blue moon comes around.

Here are some of the most stunning images from last night's event from all around the world: