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Orange Buck Moon shines over East Midlands

Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East Midlands
mikespencerpics A glowing full moon against a Leicester skyline at nightmikespencerpics
The full moon put on a spectacular show across the region including over Leicester

A supermoon put on a super display for the East Midlands overnight.

Thursday night saw a Buck Moon rise - and photographers across the region were out to see it.

The Buck Moon gets its name because traditionally July is the time when a buck - or male deer - grows its full antlers.

The orange-hued lunar display peaked as darkness fell at about 21:40 BST.

Nick Alexander A moon with shadowy leaves in the foregroundNick Alexander
The lunar display was caught on camera in Tideswell, Derbyshire
Benzla A sheep in a field looking nonplussed with an orange moon hanging just above his headBenzla
Nature put on a show in Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire

The Buck Moon, known as a Thunder Moon in the US, is a type of supermoon - which is when the Moon is closest to Earth and fully lit up in the night sky.

Its colour changes as it rises up through the night sky, changing its position to the viewer through the atmosphere.

WeatherSnapz A red moon over the black horizonWeatherSnapz
The moon had a ruddy glow as viewed from Sutton-in-Ashfield
Benzla The moon over a nature reserve in HoveringhamBenzla
The Buck Moon lured photographers out across the region

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