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Flower moon blooms: Stunning celestial phenomenon that heralds end of spring lights up night skies

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Breathtaking images of the Flower Moon have emerged from across the globe as the celestial phenomenon rings in the start of summer. 

The event is the last full moon of spring, and sees the moon lit up in vibrant orange and red because the sun and the moon are directly opposite each other in the sky. 

Its name has been attributed to Algonquin peoples and was documented by Henry David Thoreau in his writings about Native American moon names.

The Cree people of northern Canada knew it as the 'Frog Moon', and the Dakota and Lakota people of the US Great Plains called it the 'Planting Moon', marking the time for spring planting.

It will be followed by the Strawberry Moon next month, and the Buck Moon in July. 

One photographer in Jersey City was well placed to catch the moon rising above Lady Liberty's torch across the water in New York harbor on Thursday evening

One photographer in Jersey City was well placed to catch the moon rising above Lady Liberty's torch across the water in New York harbor on Thursday evening 

And the celestial spectacle was spied above the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

And the celestial spectacle was spied above the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 

The great spring moon was pictured rising with an orange glow behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 45 miles south of Athens in Greece

The great spring moon was pictured rising with an orange glow behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 45 miles south of Athens in Greece

Fly me to the moon: A passenger plane was captured in front of the honey-colored Flower Moon as it traveled over the island of Gran Canaria in Spain,

Fly me to the moon: A passenger plane was captured in front of the honey-colored Flower Moon as it traveled over the island of Gran Canaria in Spain, 

Russians were treated to the sight of a moon with a deep red hue as it appeared over Moscow

Russians were treated to the sight of a moon with a deep red hue as it appeared over Moscow

And it was a dusky orange as it rose in the sky behind the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada

And it was a dusky orange as it rose in the sky behind the CN Tower in Toronto, Cana

Stray clouds threatened to obscure the view as it set behind Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter jets at New York's Intrepid Museum

Stray clouds threatened to obscure the view as it set behind Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter jets at New York's Intrepid Museum

But it peered down through a clear sky over Valletta on the island nation of Malta

But it peered down through a clear sky over Valletta on the island nation of Malta 

And it provided a comforting presence for fishermen in the coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus

And it provided a comforting presence for fishermen in the coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus

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