Wolf Moon captured above the East Midlands

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Image caption, A paraglider at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, went for a closer look at the Wolf Moon
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The first full Moon of 2022, known as the Wolf Moon, provided photographers with some beautiful pictures.

The National Space Centre in Leicester said January's full Moon was given this name after the "howling of hungry wolves".

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Image caption, Above the rooftops in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire

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Image caption, Lighting up the dark sky above Uppingham, Rutland

East Midlands photographers, who managed to avoid any hungry wolves, have been sharing their images of the Moon, which shone brightly in the clear skies.

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Video caption, Wolf Moon rising captured in timelapse footage

According to the space centre, full Moons happen roughly every 29.5 days, when the Moon is located on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun and so appears fully illuminated.

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Image caption, A close-up of the Wolf Moon from Eckington, Derbyshire

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Image caption, The Wolf Moon at sunset near Loughborough

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Image caption, Glowing through the trees in Wingerworth, Derbyshire

The next full Moon will be the Snow Moon on 16 February.

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