Stargazers in Somerset woke up to a rare partial lunar eclipse on Friday morning. Meanwhile, spring is springing across the county, with trees blossoming and people flocking to the beaches. Take a look at some of the best pictures across Somerset this week.

For the first time since 2022, skygazers on Thursday night were treated with a total lunar eclipse, which turned the moon into a visible glowing red orb, often called a "Blood Moon." But thanks to cloudy skies and the need for sleep,

Thursday night into early Friday morning was the first of two celestial features this March, with a full “blood moon” lunar eclipse being visible in the night sky. Between 2:26 a.m. to 3:31 a.m. ET the eclipse was at its peak for viewing in New England.

A view of the darkened Moon from Somerset early on Friday The red Moon visible from Hornchurch in east London in the early hours of Friday morning Early-rising stargazers in the UK woke up to a lunar eclipse just before dawn on Friday.

Pictures of last night's "Blood Worm Moon," a total lunar eclipse, show the full moon looking red in the night sky.

In the Americas alone more than one billion people in 35 countries could bear witness to the total lunar eclipse.