Image caption,Graham Wiffen captured this picture of the moon over The Needles on the Isle of Wight
What is believed to be the biggest and brightest Moon of the year has been lighting up the sky in England.
July’s full moon – the Buck Moon – was most visible on Wednesday evening.
It was the second supermoon of the year and looked bigger than normal as the Moon is currently closer to the Earth than usual.
Citing the Maine Farmer’s Almanac, Nasa said it was referred to as the “Buck Moon” by the Algonquin Native Americans of what is now the north-east United States. This is because it appears when new antlers tend to appear on buck deer.
Image caption,The Buck Moon was captured by local resident Jim in Beeley Moor, DerbyshireImage caption,Andy Johson in Burbage, Leicestershire, grabbed a close-up viewImage caption,Chris Cookman took this picture in Matlock, DerbyshireImage caption,Another picture of the supermoon in Matlock taken by Chris CookmanImage caption,Hiding behind the trees, this picture of the moon was captured in Ripley, DerbyshireImage caption,A close-up taken by Maggie T Howlett in East Leake, Nottinghamshire
