Stunning photos capture October’s Hunter’s Moon around the world
October’s full Moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, was photographed across the world over the weekend. Its name comes from Northern Hemisphere traditions, and the Moon’s extended time in the sky was said to give hunters extra light.
Images showed the Moon above locations including San Francisco, Derbyshire, Manhattan, Italy, Dorset, Istanbul, Suffolk and Baghdad. When low in the sky, it can appear orange or red because the atmosphere scatters shorter-wavelength blue light.
In short
- October’s Hunter’s Moon lit skies around the world.
- Photos captured it over cities and landmarks across several countries.
- Low in the sky, the Moon can look orange or red.
Explained simply
A full Moon occurs when the Moon’s Earth-facing side is fully lit by the Sun. The names given to full Moons, including “Hunter’s Moon”, come from traditions that marked seasonal changes, especially in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Hunter’s Moon is traditionally associated with the period after the autumn harvest, when longer hours of moonlight were thought to help hunters. Its colour can look different near the horizon: the atmosphere scatters more blue light, leaving the Moon looking orange or red.
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