On Sunday, people around the world could observe a 'supermoon', one of the most picturesque lunar events. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon with the closest approach of the Moon to the Earth on its orbit. On that day, the moon appeared bigger and brighter than usual. A supermoon seen in different countries around the world in this photo gallery by ITAR-TASS.
'Supermoon' observed around the world
A supermoon seen in different countries around the world in this photo gallery by ITAR-TASS
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Full moon seen over Moscow's Kremlin
© ITAR-TASS/Sergei Sevostyanov Supermoon in Washington, DC, USA
© AP Photo/Alex Brandon Supermoon over the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, in Washington, DC, USA
© NASA/Bill Ingalls Supermoon behind the Chrysler Building in New York City
© EPA/PETER FOLEY Supermoon seen near Rasing, Austria
© AP Photo/Ronald Zak Full moon seen near Sieversdorf in Germany
© EPA/PATRICK PLEUL A supermoon rises above a Jesus Christ statue in front of the Holy Cross church in Warsaw, Poland
© AP Photo/Alik Keplicz Supermoon rises over the St Nicholas Church in central Prague, Czech Republic
© EPA/FILIP SINGER Supermoon rises over the city of Manila, Philippines
© EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN The August full moon over the beach of Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro
© EPA/Antonio Lacerda People gather in the park as a supermoon rises in Madrid
© AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Supermoon rises in Madrid
© AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Supermoon in Greece
© AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris Supermoon in FYR Macedonia
© AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski