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Strawberry Moon captured in rare state across Wales

Joel John Photography A turreted tower on a hill, with a large moon in the sky above, tinged orange and trees in the background.Joel John Photography
chippy/BBC Weather Watchers A full moon tinged pink/orange in a deep blue sky, with the silhouette of a mountainside and houses below in Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Tafchippy/BBC Weather Watchers
The Strawberry Moon glowed over Paxton's Tower in Carmarthenshire
The opportunity to see the Moon this low in the sky will not arise again until 2043

People across Wales marvelled at a phenomenon not seen so clearly for nearly 20 years on Wednesday evening.

Cameras were turned to the skies as a full Strawberry Moon graced the UK.

It is the name given to the full moon in June and is named after the harvest season of indigenous Americans because it appeared when wild strawberries were to be harvested.

But, following a full moon spotted sitting low in the sky on Tuesday - making it appear much larger than usual - Wednesday saw its peak, caused by an event known as a major lunar standstill, which last occurred in 2006.

The opportunity to see the moon this low in the sky will not arise again until 2043.