The rare phenomenon, caused in part by a lunar eclipse, makes the surface of the moon appear a reddish hue while seeming brighter and closer to earth than normal.

Picture taken by Verity Pixie Hill in Southill 

Catching a glimpse of the event was down to luck for those wrapping up and heading out early, as many parts of the country were covered by cloud on Monday morning, including Bournemouth.

However, Weymouth was blessed with clear skies with Echo Camera Club member Peter Harriman capturing this stunning image at 5.09am on Weymouth beach.

A super blood wolf moon occurs when a blood moon and supermoon happen simultaneously and was best seen from the UK at around 5.10am - providing clouds did not obstruct the view.

Picture taken by Verity Pixie Hill in Southill 

The optimum viewing time was at around 5.12am when the eclipse was at its peak.

Astronomers are particularly interested in this year's blood moon as it is the last of its kind for two years.

"We're going into this unusual lull in total lunar eclipses over the next couple of years," explained Tom Kerss, an astronomer from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

"So this is a really good one to catch as it's going to be a long time before you catch another one like this, we will have other lunar eclipses, we just won't have anything quite as spectacular until May 2021."

While the supermoon and blood moon titles come from the brightness and reddish hue respectively, a full moon in January is sometimes called a "wolf" moon.