Gloucestershire in pics: Wolf moon and pine martens
Night skies: This week we saw the first full moon of the year. January's full Moon is also called the Wolf Moon, because it's thought wolves howled more at this time of year as there was less food in the middle of winter. Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630.
See the full wolf moon overtake Mars in the night sky and glimpse a planetary parade
Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.
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The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour earlier, at 4:28 p.m. ET, and remain visible until 8:09 a.m. ET the next morning. For those outside the Eastern Time Zone, the timing will vary slightly, but the Wolf Moon will dominate the night skies across the country.
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Dating back to the 1930s, the Maine Farmers' Almanac began publishing what it said were Native American names for each full moon and the names have stuck since. January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon due to the "packs of wolves heard howling outside the villages amid the cold and deep snows of winter," according to NASA.
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The full moon is called the wolf moon because of the idea that during January’s long, cold and dark nights, wolves make sure everyone can hear them. Like many other moons, it also has other names. Some call it the “Ice Moon,” “Old Moon” or the moon after Yule.
Mars hides behind the Full Wolf Moon in gorgeous photos from around the world
The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week. On Monday evening (Jan. 13), the Full Wolf Moon passed in front of Mars in what's known as a lunar occultation, during which another celestial object appears to disappear behind the moon from our vantage point on Earth.
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January’s full moon, the “Wolf Moon,” rose alongside Mars at its brightest, occulting it for a short period as seen from North America. Here are the best images.
Tonight’s Wolf Moon will ‘feast on’ Mars
January's full Wolf Moon will "eat" Mars for a short time tonight as the Red Planet prepares for opposition later this week.
The January Moon known as the Wolf Moon was spotted through the night with Mars close by
Moon known as the Wolf Moon was spotted through the night with Mars close by
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