The July full Moon lit up the night skies across Devon and Cornwall on Tuesday night. It is known as the Buck Moon, taking its name from the time of year when male deer, or bucks, rapidly grow a new set of antlers, and is expected to peak at 15:36 BST on Wednesday.
Why is it also called the Thunder Moon?
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich refers to this Moon as the Thunder Moon, due to the summer storms that often happen in this month, and it has also been named the Hay Moon after the July hay harvest, external.
Forecasters said it was likely people hoping to catch a glimpse of the moon on Wednesday night will be able to see it because of the clear skies predicted after dark.
Some Weather Watchers members from Devon and Cornwall caught the moon on camera on Tuesday night.
The sun could be seen on the horizon in St Erme, Cornwall
Looking larger than usual, the moon was spotted in Brewer, Devon
Another clear view of the moon was caught in Plymouth, Devon
One Weather Watcher was checking which direction the moon was in St Erme, Cornwall
A navigation beacon was caught balancing the moon in Looe, Cornwall
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How to see July's full Buck Moon as it rises in the night sky
