iN PHOTOS: Perfect conditions for Pink Moon photos in Kamloops, Okanagan

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 https://infotel.ca/newsitem/lyrids-meteor-shower-to-streak-across-night-sky-in-kamloops-okanagan/it104251 and the bright planet Jupiter. If you get any full moon photos you want to share send them to news@infonews.ca. mailto:news@infonews.ca To contact a reporter for this story, email Shannon Ainslie mailto:sainslie@infonews.ca  or call 250-819-6089 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .