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Orange Buck Moon photographed over the south

Jack Lodge Photography A large orange moon rises in a deep blue sky over colourful beach huts on Mudeford spit. The sky behind is clear some of the colouful beach huts windows are lit up from inside. There are several small boats floating in the foreground on a dark blue sea.Jack Lodge Photography
Jack Lodge Photography captured this beautiful image of the moon rising over the beach huts at Mudeford

Clear skies meant hundreds of people across the south of England were able to see the spectacle of the Buck Moon as it rose on Sunday.

Each full moon of the year is given a nickname and Buck Moon is the name given to the full moon in July.

The name comes from the time of year when buck deer grow their antlers.

The full moon rose at about 22:00 BST and set during the early hours of Monday.

Gary Jacobs Large orange moon behind The Needles cliffs and lighthouseGary Jacobs
Gary Jacobs captured the moon behind the Needles lighthouse, off the Isle of Wight
Lewis Johnson Photography A large orange moon partially obscured by a cloud appears above a row of apartments on sandbanks. The dark blue sky is clear above and in the foreground there are several white boats floating on a dark blue sea.Lewis Johnson Photography
The moon appears over the apartments on Sandbanks in this stunning photo by Lewis Johnson Photography
Paul Biggins A bright orange moon poking over the silhouettes of treesPaul Biggins
This image was taken by Paul Biggins in Bramshaw in the New Forest, Hampshire
HangRoss Durdle Door cliff arch in near darkness with the orange moon on the horizon in the centre of the archHangRoss
BBC WeatherWatcher HangRoss saw the moon rising through Durdle Door, Dorset
Yen Milne Silhouettes of foliage against the full orange moon in the backgroundYen Milne
Yen Milne captured these silhouettes in Fareham, Hampshire
Billy Whizz A long exposure image showing a glowing orange moon against a dark landscape of fields and treesBilly Whizz
The moon resembles a sunset in this picture by Billy Whizz in Banbury, Oxfordshire
Tim Rosier Photography The size of the moon is really highlighted in this photo by Tim Rosier Photography as it appears to balance on The Needles lighthouseTim Rosier Photography
The size of the moon is really highlighted in this photo by Tim Rosier Photography as it appears to balance on The Needles lighthouse
Maz Full orange moon with dark patchesMaz
The dark patches of the moon can be seen in this photo by Maz in Over Wallop

The moon looks larger when close to the horizon due to an optical illusion.

It also appears orange due to the angle it is viewed through the Earth's atmosphere.

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