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See the Brightest Supermoon of the Year

4 December 2017

The supermoon rises above Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire, England.
Photograph by Danny Lawson, PA Images, Getty Images
A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty Building in downtown Buffalo, N.Y.
Photograph by Julio Cortez, AP
The Highlands Ranch iconic windmill is illuminated by the supermoon in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Photograph by John Leyba, The Denver Post, Getty Images
The moon rises in Washington, D.C.
Photograph by NASA, Getty Images
The full moon is pictured behind Christmas lights in Marseille, France.
Photograph by Jean-Paul Pelissier, Reuters
An aircraft flies in front of the supermoon in Van, Turkey.
Photograph by Ozkan Bilgin, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images
The supermoon rises behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda seen from Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
Photograph by Aung Shine Oo, AP
The supermoon over Wareham Forest in Dorset, UK.
Photograph by Geoffrey Swaine, REX, Shutterstock, AP
The supermoon seen from Trebons-sur-la-Grasse, southern France.
Photograph by Remy Gabalda, AFP, Getty Images

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