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Supermoon and lunar eclipse delight star gazers
A skygazer in Birmingham, UK, photographs the Moon
A supermoon has lit up the sky across the world coinciding with a rare partial lunar eclipse.
The Moon could be seen to appear brighter and bigger on Tuesday night.
Supermoons happen when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit.
A rare partial lunar eclipse – when the Earth’s shadow covers part of the Moon – also happened with about 4% of the Moon’s disc covered in darkness.
Over night from Tuesday into Wednesday, the lunar phenomenon was visible across the globe – with some of the clearest sightings in the UK and the US.
The eclipse was also visible in Latin America, Europe and Africa, as well as small parts of Asia and the Middle East.
This month’s full moon – known as the Harvest moon – is the second of four “supermoons” this year.
The next partial eclipse will be in August 2026, which will be special as around 96% of the Moon will be in shadow.
Supermoon rises over a country house in Warwickshire, UK
The Moon seen from Caracas, Venezuela
The Moon seen from Nanjing in China’s eastern Jiangsu province
A star gazer sets up a telescope in Indonesia
The supermoon rises over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
The silhouette of climbers descending from the summit of Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Moon rises behind the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey
A plane flies in front of the Moon in Toronto
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