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Blood moon snapped over Sheppey

Sheppey went moon mad during the latest lunar eclipse.

Many braved the cold to take photos of the super blood wolf moon in the early hours of last Monday.

Among them was Emily Hollands of the Swale Weather group.

Wolf Moon pictured from Sheerness by Swale Weather's Em ily Hollands (6711757)
Wolf Moon pictured from Sheerness by Swale Weather's Em ily Hollands (6711757)

She took stunning photos from her garden in Sheerness which were shown later that night on Channel 5's 5 News TV programme.

Swale Weather's Damon Webb said: "Emily spent most of the morning in the cold waiting for the best opportunity to take these fantastic photos.

"Most of the UK was suffering from cloudy conditions but in the south east we had a great view. Emily's pictures had thousands of views on our Facebook and Twitter pages."

Swale Weather's Facebook page has nearly 3,000 members.

The moon captured by James Hughes of the Sheppey Digital Photography Club (6715007)
The moon captured by James Hughes of the Sheppey Digital Photography Club (6715007)

Damon said: "Our members take photos of anything from the weather and wildlife to the beaches to promote Swale.

"We have many things in development to show people what Swale and north Kent has to offer."

It has also teamed up with new partner Thames Valley Weather.

Damon added: "We continue to look for companies to sponsor our continuing developments since our Funnel Cloud video off Sheppey went viral."

He can be reached at damon.webb@sky.com.

Paula Fagg spotted the moon peeping through the bell tower of the Catholic Church in Sheerness (6715005)
Paula Fagg spotted the moon peeping through the bell tower of the Catholic Church in Sheerness (6715005)

Also taking photos of the night sky were Paul Fagg, who snapped the moon as it peered through the bell tower of the Catholic Church in Marine Parade, Sheerness.

James Hughes of the Sheppey Digital Photo Club set up his camera on the banks of Sheerness canal the night before.

James, a team leader for a car importers and logistics company, captured a particularly moody shot on his Canon EOS 700 camera with a five-second exposure looking towards Barton's Point.

Stunning shot of the moon over Sheerness canal caught by James Hughes of the Sheppey Digital Photography Club (6715009)
Stunning shot of the moon over Sheerness canal caught by James Hughes of the Sheppey Digital Photography Club (6715009)

The club, set up to help photographers explore their cameras without using the automatic setting, meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Castle Connections, Queenborough, from 7.45pm.

The eclipse happened between 2.35am and 7.49am.

The moon turned red when the earth passed between it and the sun.

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