Supermoon

For the first time since 1992, yesterday a ‘super’ moon was shining down on us. That means it was brighter and closer to Earth than unusual.

The moon is seen behind the top of the radio and television tower ‘Funkturm’ in Berlin



SupermoonRevellers stand beside St Michael’s Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, watching the moon

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Moonrise next to the Penteli Objervatory at Athens, Greece. Photograph Chris Kotsiopoulos

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View of a full perigee moon over Manila, Philippines

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A view of the full perigee moon in the backdrop of a minaret of a mosque, over Karachi city, Pakistan

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Moonhattan: The oversized moon adds to the lights of New York City as it rises over the city skyline

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The moon as seen from the end of Worthing Pier in Sussex, looking east towards Beachy Head

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The full moon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington DC

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A rugby match in Headingley, Leeds is bathed in an orange glow

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The moon rises over east London

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