Your pictures: Snow Moon on display over the East Midlands

Image source, Sam's House

Image caption, The Snow Moon was seen glowing in the sky above Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire
  • Author, Amy Phipps
  • Role, 成人快手 News, East Midlands

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Despite Storm Dudley blasting the region, the Snow Moon - the second full moon of 2022, was bright in the sky on Wednesday evening.

Photographers captured stunning images of the Moon - also appropriately known as the Storm Moon - during gaps in the clouds.

Image source, Kasia

Image caption, The Snow Moon was spotted peeping out from the clouds over Nottingham

The Snow Moon was given its name by Native American tribes, as February is traditionally the snowiest time of year in the US, according to NASA.

Bad weather and heavy snow made hunting difficult, so the Moon was also known as the Hunger Moon and the Storm Moon.

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Image source, Mark Hallam

Image caption, Before dark in Church Broughton, Derbyshire

It comes after the Wolf Moon - last month's full Moon - appeared in the skies on 17 January.

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Image source, Chris Cookman

Image caption, There was also some cloud in the way in Matlock, Derbyshire, but the Snow Moon could still be seen brightly shining behind rooftops

Image source, Richard in Rutland

Image caption, It was half-covered by clouds but the Snow Moon could still be seen in Rutland

Image source, Chris Denning

Image caption, It was not just clouds getting in the way a Wollaton Park, Nottingham

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