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hunter's moon

[′hən·tərz ¦mün]
(astronomy)
The full moon next following the harvest moon.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The Hunter's Moon was nearly full, illuminating the pasture behind my home.
The earliest use of the term "hunter's moon" cited in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1710.
However, when the Harvest Moon falls in October, it is also called the Hunter's Moon, because the extra moonlight and empty fields allow hunters to track prey easily.
The band is known for both its original compositions - the group's EP "Hunter's Moon" was released last year - and its remixes - the Lourde remix of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" nearly has had 1.5 million plays on Soundcloud, and the band just dropped a remix of Beats Antique's "Killer Bee" featuring Lafa Taylor.
In "Border Lords," when the Lucasville, Arizona, sheriff is gunned down by a ruthless gang of bandits, Deputy US Marshals Pharaoh Smith ("Bounty Hunter's Moon") and Silverjack McDonald ("Rough Justice") join forces to solve the murder of their former comrade.
The Full Hunter's Moon of October are the Greek goddesses: Selene
Claimed is Book One in the Hunter's Moon series and provides young adult readers with a moving story that brings to life the struggles of homeless children and families.
Brotherson, 27, of Viscount Drive, was jailed in 2012 after a terrifying raid on the Hunter's Moon Pub in Hodge Hill.
The second movement, "Hunter's Moon,'' was slower and more mysterious.
Q What exactly is a Hunter's Moon? Jane Mulholland St Albans, Herts
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