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12 snaps of the ‘Super Pink Moon’ illuminating Victoria skies last night (PHOTOS)

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If you were one of the lucky Victorians to cast your gaze skyward last night, you were in for a treat.

April’s famed supermoon moon lit up skies across Vancouver Island Monday night, made all the much brighter and more spectacular because of the crystal-clear conditions we were gifted with.

This particular moon is dubbed the ‘pink moon’, in reference to pink wildflowers that sprout across the globe during this time of year – though it’s not actually pink itself, and has more of a golden hue.

It’s the first of two supermoons in 2021; and professionals, budding photographers, and supermoon fans took to social media to share their snaps of the stunning sight, and we’ve compiled our favourites here:

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Tonight's Full "Pink" Moon really lived up to it's name. I captured it rising over the lighthouse at Ogden Point…

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