The incredible pictures show the illuminated moon as it goes through the totality phase of the lunar eclipse on Wednesday.
The supermoon – which is given its name as it appears 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than a normal moon – took on a reddish hue due to the total lunar eclipse, which was seen in various places across the world.
A ‘super blue blood moon’ has not been seen in more than 150 years and the next one will not be for another decade.
The phenomenon occurs when a total lunar eclipse, a blood Moon and a super moon coincide.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon moves directly behind the Earth’s shadow, or umbra, meaning it cannot receive any light from the Sun.
The photos show the total lunar eclipse behind an ice-capped mountain in Longyearbyen, Norway on Wednesday January 31.
Illuminated in an ombre of purple, pink and gold, the supermoon shines bright against the sky in the Scandinavian country.
During a lunar eclipse, the moon can take on different shades of red, orange and gold, depending on the conditions of the Earth’s atmosphere at the time of the eclipse.
The amount of dust particles, water droplets, clouds and mist can all have an effect on the shade of red cast over the moon.
Volcanic ash and dust in the atmosphere can also lead to the Moon turning dark during an eclipse.
The moon turns red during a lunar eclipse as it is does not have a light of its own and during an eclipse the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon and cuts off the Moon’s light supply.
The surface of the Moon then takes on a reddish glow instead of going completely red.
Astronomer Brad Tucker, from the Australian National University, declared that the red appearance of the moon is caused by light bending and filtering properties our the atmosphere.
He explained: “That red appearance is really the sunrise and the sunset of the Earth falling on the Moon.”
In Norway, totality began at 1.51pm and ended at 3.07pm, during daylight hours, however the lunar eclipse was still visible in the country.
The stunning pictures were taken by a Norwegian photographer on Svalbard – the far northern archipelago halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole.