Orange Buck Moon photographed over the south
![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.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/2048/cpsprodpb/295b/live/c14fe3f0-49a3-11ef-83a0-598fefae4979.jpg)
Jack Lodge Photography captured this beautiful image of the moon rising over the beach huts at Mudeford
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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 captured the moon behind the Needles lighthouse, off the Isle of Wight
The moon appears over the apartments on Sandbanks in this stunning photo by Lewis Johnson Photography
This image was taken by Paul Biggins in Bramshaw in the New Forest, Hampshire
BBC WeatherWatcher HangRoss saw the moon rising through Durdle Door, Dorset
Yen Milne captured these silhouettes in Fareham, Hampshire
The moon resembles a sunset in this picture by Billy Whizz in Banbury, Oxfordshire
The size of the moon is really highlighted in this photo by Tim Rosier Photography as it appears to balance on The Needles lighthouse
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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