In pictures: Stunning Wolf Moon dazzles around the world
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Skywatchers around the world have been treated to the first full Moon of 2022.
Each month, the full Moon has a different traditional name.
January's Wolf Moon is thought to refer to the time of year when wolves are more vocal, ahead of the February breeding season.
Photographers around the world captured Monday night's lunar event, alongside some stunning landscapes.
People stand beside St Michael's tower as they watch the Moon rise behind Glastonbury Tor, in Somerset
The Moon sets behind Monte Prena, in Italy's Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
A cable car passes in front of the Moon, as it crosses the River Thames, in London
A woman admires the scene while walking in the water at Seapoint beach, in Dublin
A flock of starlings makes shapes in the moonlit sky above the city of Rome
The Moon sets behind Edinburgh's Balmoral Clock
Fairy lights on a Bangkok shopping mall give a colourful effect
The Moon appears to balance on top of the twin peaks of Les Jumelles, in Switzerland
The Moon rises over skyscrapers in the Four Towers Business Area, in Madrid
A man in Mumbai strikes a pose in the dazzling moonlight
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