The hunter’s moon — the largest supermoon of 2024 — is illuminating the night sky this week, casting a stunning scene for celestial gazers. This supermoon, the third of four supermoons expected to be seen this year,

After a display of the rare Northern Lights and an appearance of a comet that may leave the solar system forever, the year’s largest supermoon completed October’s celestial trifecta.

Thursday's clear night sky was illuminated by the brightest supermoon of the year. October's full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon. Photographers from Hampshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire and Berkshire were on hand to capture the lunar event.