Your photos: Hunter's Moon lights up sky

Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/Christine
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The Hunter's Moon seen silhouetted behind a tree in Ironbridge.
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This photo of the Moon was taken in the Hall Green area of Birmingham.
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One of the BBC Weather Watchers captured this image at Roughley in the West Midlands.
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BBC Weather Watcher Shropshire Liam took this photo in Shrewsbury.
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This detailed photo was taken by a BBC Weather Watcher in Southam, Warwickshire.
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This photo of the Moon was taken in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
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This photo of the Moon was taken in Barlaston, Staffordshire.
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We can see more details of the Moon's surface in this photo taken by Joanna in Kinver, Staffordshire.
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The Moon was photographed peeking out from behind clouds in Leominster, Herefordshire.
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The supermoon could be brightly seen through these branches in Wolverhampton

Andy Giddings

BBC News, West Midlands

18 October 2024

Stargazers across the West Midlands have been enjoying October's full Moon, known as the Hunter's Moon.

Supermoons happen when the Moon is closest to the Earth, appearing bigger and brighter than normal - up to 15% brighter and 30% bigger than regular full Moons.

This year the Moon will appear full for about three days and will be the brightest of all the supermoons this year.

October's full Moon is nicknamed the Hunter's Moon because it occurs at the time of year when hunters would traditionally have been most active - planning for the winter months ahead by hunting animals for food.

What is a supermoon and why is it so bright?

A supermoon is when the Moon appears bigger than usual.

This occurs because the Moon's orbit around Earth is not a perfect circle - it is an elliptical or egg-shaped orbit.

So sometimes the Moon is closer to Earth and so looks bigger, while appears smaller when it is further away.

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