CAMERA club members took beautiful pictures of Hunter’s Moon overnight which provided a great spectacle for residents to enjoy.

The name Hunter’s Moon is derived from October being the month when game was traditionally hunted having been fattened ahead of winter.

The moon rose at 6.28pm on Sunday, October 9, reached peak illumination at 9.54pm and set at 7.43am this morning.

Photographers from north and mid Essex snapped pics of the full moon in Colchester, Clacton, Walton, Dovercourt and Maldon.

According to the Almanac website, the earliest use of the term Hunter’s Moon is believed to date back to 1710.

It was the first full moon to follow the Harvest moon, which appeared in the sky on September 10 earlier this year.

This will be the last full moon to occur until the Beaver Moon, which will be seen in early November 2022.

The names of all the full moons are different because they relate back to when the Native Americans used them to keep track of the season and lunar months.

They gave each one a nickname which would usually relate to an activity or an event that took place at the time in each location.

Want to share your pictures? Join our camera clubs by searching for Colchester Gazette Camera Club or Mid Essex Camera Club on Facebook.