In pictures: Worm Moon captured over Northern Ireland

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Weather watcher/GranniAnne A very close up image of the Moon. It is shining white and the craters are visible. Weather watcher/GranniAnne

Weather watcher/Leah K A bright orange Moon rising above a faint tree line. Weather watcher/Leah K

The Moon is captured by a BBC weather watcher in Dundonald, County Down

It was also spotted through trees in Comber, County Down

The first full Moon of the spring - known as the Worm Moon - rose in the skies across Northern Ireland on Monday and Tuesday night.

The full lunar eclipse, and Blood Moon as it is known, was not visible in the UK but some people may have seen its orange hue.

Full Moons have names that date back to ancient traditions before modern calendars were used.

They were helpful ways to mark the changing seasons and the names tended to relate to significant timely events.

The March full Moon is known as the Worm Moon as it refers to when earthworms start to emerge from the soil as the weather warms in springtime.

The next one will rise on 1 April with the Pink Moon, followed by the Flower Moon on 1 May.