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Did you get a snap of the supermoon?

More than a few hopeful supermoon photographers found themselves frustrated by overcast skies over much of British Columbia Monday evening, with some posting completely black images on social media tagged with #supermoon2016.

Overcast skies thwarted many hopeful supermoon viewers but a few lucky photographers got the shot

How big was it? Really big. (Hellwood Media Inc.)

More than a few hopefulsupermoon photographers found themselves thwarted by overcast skies over much of British ColumbiaMonday evening but a few lucky shutterbugs had a clear moment to capture what NASA scientists say was the brightest supermoon since 1948.

The supermoon phenomenawasthe result of rare timing the moon was both full and at the point in its orbit closest to earth.

Frustrated would-be photographers who couldn't catch a break in the clouds posted completely black photos tagged#supermoon2016, while others rigged mock photos using tortillas or rice cakes.

Earthlings won't see the likes of Monday's supermoon again until 2034.