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Supermoon lights up night skies around the world
AFP
The phenomenon happens when the celestial satellite reaches its closest point to Earth - known as a perigee - and is on the opposite side of Earth to the sun.
This month's supermoon - the third and final one of the year - is known as the Flower Moon because of its occurrence in Spring.
REUTERS
Image captionDozens of people gathered on London's Primrose Hill to see the moon
REUTERS
The supermoon pictured above the Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey...
PA
and in Ireland's Dublin Bay.
REUTERS
A ranger's tower is silhouetted near Ruhama in Israel
EPA
The red supermoon rises behind Mount Vesuvius in the Italian city of Naples...
REUTERS
... and by the Tokyo Skytree in Japan
- 8 May 2020
AFP
The phenomenon happens when the celestial satellite reaches its closest point to Earth - known as a perigee - and is on the opposite side of Earth to the sun.
This month's supermoon - the third and final one of the year - is known as the Flower Moon because of its occurrence in Spring.
REUTERS
Image captionDozens of people gathered on London's Primrose Hill to see the moon
REUTERS
The supermoon pictured above the Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey...
PA
and in Ireland's Dublin Bay.
REUTERS
A ranger's tower is silhouetted near Ruhama in Israel
EPA
The red supermoon rises behind Mount Vesuvius in the Italian city of Naples...
REUTERS
... and by the Tokyo Skytree in Japan
