If you’ve recently gone outside at night and realized it’s brighter out than it normally is, you have the Hunter’s Moon to thank. PIX11 photojournalist Keith Lopez caught the supermoon on camera, which set the sky alight over Nassau County on Long Island.

Keen photographers from across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have captured photos of Thursday's Hunter's supermoon. Supermoons happen when the Moon is closest to the Earth, appearing bigger and brighter than normal - up to 15% brighter and 30% bigger than regular full Moons.

The Hunter's Moon is a Supermoon because it occurs at perigee, the Moon's closest point to Earth. This is the third of four consecutive Supermoons, and it's set to be the brightes