The full Pink moon shines over Sunoka Beach in Summerland.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Blancha Cristina Pacheco
April 25, 2024 - 6:00 AM
The full Pink Moon was hanging big and bright in the sky over Kamloops and the Okanagan this week.
The conditions were perfect without a cloud in sight when local photographers captured the moon in all different light as the sun went down and night fell.
These photos were taken over towns and mountains, and reflected in local lakes.
The Pink Moon is named after a creeping moss called mountain phlox which is native to the eastern United States where it flowers every spring. The moon has many names including Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon and Fish Moon.
April’s full Pink Moon reached peak illumination on Tuesday and will appear full through to Thursday morning, so there is still time to get a photograph. There are clouds in the overnight forecast so viewers may have to be patient.
Be sure to look for the tail end of the Lyrid meteor shower and the bright planet Jupiter.
If you get any full moon photos you want to share send them to news@infonews.ca.
The full Pink Moon shines bright over Pinantan Lake near Kamloops.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Patricia Hanson
This bright moon was captured in night skies over Salmo.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Yanive Feiner
The full Pink Moon shines through some local wildfire smoke in Kamloops.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Kevin Palmer
The full Pink Moon could be seen in Summerland skies before night fell.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Courtney Robinson
The landscape near Kamloops Lake was lit up at night by the full Pink Moon.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Dennis Kitto
The reflection of the full Pink Moon is seen in Pinantan Lake near Kamloops.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Patricia Hanson
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