Many of us gazed up to the night sky over the weekend to enjoy the view of the Snow Moon, with some readers taking the opportunity to capture stunning pictures of the astronomical event.
With the cloudless skies, conditions were ideal to take images of the full moon and you can scroll through some of the snaps taken by members of the Watford Observer Camera Club on this page.
This picture of the Snow Moon was taken by Steve Holland
Each month’s full moon is given a different nickname based on the time of year in which it occurs.
Ionut Murariu captured the moon above Farraline Road
The Snow Moon is the most common nickname for February’s full moon, but others include the Hunger Moon, the Bone Moon and the Storm Moon.
Raj Patel's picture. ISO125, f8, 1/640. Shot using Nikon D850 and Sigma 150-600.
To the untrained eye, the moon appeared full for about three nights centred on this peak.
Richie Hows' image of 'tranquility base'
The moon goes through 12 or 13 full phases each year and they all have unique names many of them derived from Native American tribes.
Tribes such as the Algonquian peoples would use the Full Moon to keep track of the seasons.
And according to the Maine Farmer's Almanac, native tribes in the northeastern US called this Full Moon the Snow Moon or the Storm Moon after heavy snow at this time of the year.
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