When Ramona Edwards (Member 45,156) stepped outside late one evening in Huntsville, Alabama, US, she was hoping to catch sight of the last full Moon of summer, sometimes known as the Sturgeon Moon. But the Moon and stars were hidden by a layer of Altocumulus stratiformis – the form of the mid-level Altocumulus cloud that covers most, or all, of the sky.

‘The colours were astounding,’ Ramona says, ‘and thoughts of photographing the Moon quickly dissipated,’ because she saw instead, hidden in the shadows of the Altocumulus, a heart rising up above the setting Sun. ‘Full Moons happen on a regular basis,’ adds Ramona, ‘but hearts in the sky are exceedingly rare.’