Orange Buck Moon photographed over the south

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 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.