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Your Pictures: Spectacular orange moons

Jason Arunn MurugesuNorth East and Cumbria
News imageskywatcher wendy Full moon with a light-ish red tint. You can see the darker spots of the moon. Taken from Woodham in County Durham. The sky surrounding the moon is pitch black. skywatcher wendy
The moon can be seen in glorious detail in this photo taken in County Durham

A magnificent full moon with an orange tint was photographed by locals in north-east England this week.

Senior weather presenter Paul Mooney said the satellite's tint could be explained in part by the fact it was near to the horizon meaning light reflecting off the moon passed through more of the Earth's atmosphere than usual.

"More of the shorter wavelengths of visible light are scattered by the atmosphere and what we observe are the longer wavelengths which are red," he said.

Luckily if you missed the spectacle, the BBC's Weather Watchers were on hand to capture some glorious snaps. We picked some of our favourites.

News imageView From My Window Full moon with red tint. Taken from Hartlepool. The sky surrounding the moon is pitch black. View From My Window
The moon has a ghostly red glow in Hartlepool
News imageA Figment of your Imagination A red full moon behind a lighthouse with a light blue sky in South Shields.A Figment of your Imagination
This photo, taken in South Shields, shows the moon behind the lighthouse
News imageNorthEastWeatherSpotter Partially hidden moon. It is white and you can see darker spots. The photo was taken in Newton Aycliffe. It is surrounded by pitch black. NorthEastWeatherSpotter
This moon view from Newton Aycliffe

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