Red moon visible above the skies of Basingstoke

Smoke from wildfires from across North America has brought vivid colours to our sunsets and sunrises.  

Smoke particles have been carried by the jet stream across the Atlantic Ocean to the skies above the British Isles.

Members of the Basingstoke Gazette Camera Club have been out snapping the glorious moon and their brilliant photos can be seen in the gallery above. 

READ MORE: When and how to see the blue moon in the UK tonight

The gorgeous red moon (Image: Fay Nickless)

The unusual colours should continue until August 19, when more unsettled weather will begin to disperse the smoke.

But, anyone hoping to see the red moon will be in for another treat on Monday when a rare blue supermoon is due to appear above the UK.

Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) has said: “Which of the 13 full moons is the blue moon is up for debate. Traditionally the definition of a blue moon is the third full Moon in an astronomical season containing four full moons.

“This is the most complicated definition for people using the standard calendar, as the astronomical seasons begin and end at the equinoxes and solstices (e.g. the winter season begins at the winter solstice and ends at the spring equinox, the spring season begins at the spring equinox and ends at the summer solstice and so on).”