15 photos of last night's supermoon in Montreal

Last night, people all over the city stayed up late and woke up early to take pictures of the spectacular supermoon.

Owing to the moon’s elliptical orbit, there are times when the moon is a lot closer to us than others. And according to Space.com, on November 13th and 14th the moon will be closer to the earth than it has been since 1948, meaning this is very well a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many people.

In case you need a little motivation to peek out your apartment window tonight, here are a few pictures of the supermoon that Montrealers have captured so far:

Monday early-shift consolation prize.. the #supermoon in all its glory #nightshift pic.twitter.com/bfFcuCG18l

— Silvet Ali (@silvet) November 14, 2016

A photo posted by Acheron Rising (@acheronrising) on Nov 14, 2016 at 5:35am PST

Last nights #supermoon #country #quebec #campange https://t.co/b8yN74ZoYN pic.twitter.com/D1mUTj9hpc

— Rachelle (@hamiltor_rex) November 14, 2016

The #Supermoon / #Superlune setting over Ville Saint-Laurent early this morning in #Montreal. @mtlgazette pic.twitter.com/G6XZPMHcUM

— Dario Ayala (@darioayalaphoto) November 14, 2016

A photo posted by emilegauthier (@emilegauthier) on Nov 13, 2016 at 7:12pm PST

A photo posted by Frances Robertson (@distantfin) on Nov 13, 2016 at 6:09pm PST

A photo posted by Sylvia Santarelli (@sylviasantarelli) on Nov 13, 2016 at 5:11pm PST

A photo posted by Thomas Salaun (@thomassalaun) on Nov 13, 2016 at 5:10pm PST

Hey @EmilyBrass after hearing your #supermoon story on the radio, my 9-year-old dashed out and came back with this! pic.twitter.com/kh10032O07

— Anna Asimakopulos (@asimakoaa) November 14, 2016

You can't really see, but #supermoon 🌕 pic.twitter.com/pwp7DtBEkX

— Christina (@misscrazybanana) November 14, 2016

Super Lune 🌝 #montreal #mtl #polmtl #supermoon pic.twitter.com/ZIeIQDJ4Fa

— Ponto (@Ponto_mtl) November 14, 2016

#supermoon over MTL. Thanks Obama. pic.twitter.com/Aamq0K7BLo

— isabel albee (@isabelalbee) November 13, 2016

A photo posted by Jaysee Reyes (@jayseereyes) on Nov 13, 2016 at 3:01pm PST

A photo posted by Matt Fish (@afishcalledmatt) on Nov 13, 2016 at 2:24pm PST

#Supermoon pic.twitter.com/nL2bJ8MVPG

— UB (@umair2608) November 13, 2016