Orange Buck Moon shines over the East Midlands
The full Moon put on a spectacular show across the region, including over Leicester
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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.
The lunar display was caught on camera in Tideswell, Derbyshire
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.
The moon had a ruddy glow as viewed from Sutton-in-Ashfield
The Buck Moon lured photographers out across the region
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