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| 'Moonbow' photographed over Yorkshire | 'Moonbow' photographed over Yorkshire |
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| A rare lunar rainbow - or moonbow - has been photographed in the skies over northern England. | A rare lunar rainbow - or moonbow - has been photographed in the skies over northern England. |
| Ben Gwynne captured the sight on the moors above Skipton, North Yorkshire at about 19:40 GMT. | |
| Lunar rainbows are formed when moonlight, rather than direct sunlight, is refracted by moisture in the atmosphere. | Lunar rainbows are formed when moonlight, rather than direct sunlight, is refracted by moisture in the atmosphere. |
| On Sunday, a Hunter's Moon - also known as a blood moon - lit up skies over the UK. | On Sunday, a Hunter's Moon - also known as a blood moon - lit up skies over the UK. |
| If you have a picture of the Hunter's moon you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland | If you have a picture of the Hunter's moon you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland |
| Mr Gwynne had stopped to take some photos of the supermoon when he caught sight of the rare moonbow. | Mr Gwynne had stopped to take some photos of the supermoon when he caught sight of the rare moonbow. |
| "We'd gone into the Dales to take pictures and stopped on the way back to photograph the moon over some trees," he said. | "We'd gone into the Dales to take pictures and stopped on the way back to photograph the moon over some trees," he said. |
| "I'd never seen one before and getting to photograph it was amazing." | "I'd never seen one before and getting to photograph it was amazing." |
| You can see more pictures of England on our Pinterest board | |
| According to National Geographic, the hunter's supermoon is the first of three giant moons that we will see over the next few months. | According to National Geographic, the hunter's supermoon is the first of three giant moons that we will see over the next few months. |
| The next full moon on 14 November will also be the largest full moon in the 21st century so far. | The next full moon on 14 November will also be the largest full moon in the 21st century so far. |