Clear skies provide great photos of Harvest Moon

Clear skies over Lancashire last night provided a great opportunity to see the Harvest Moon.

The Harvest Moon is the name for the full moon that is closest to the Autumn equinox.

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Robert Parkinson's photo of the Harvest Moon

It also coincided last night with a penumbral eclipse - when the moon passes through the outer part of the earth’s shadow, creating a noticeable shady corner of the full moon - creating a spooky effect.

Gazette readers all over Europe got involved and sent us their photos of the beautiful phenomenon.

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Paul Adams sent us an image of the moon from Salou in Spain, while Louise Coyne captured a beautiful image from Cleveleys.

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