See the Brightest Supermoon of the Year

Published 4 Dec 2017, 10:23 GMT, Updated 4 Dec 2017, 11:31 GMT

The supermoon rises above Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire, England.

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A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty Building in downtown Buffalo, N.Y.

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The Highlands Ranch iconic windmill is illuminated by the supermoon in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

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The moon rises in Washington, D.C.

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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.

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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.

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The supermoon seen from Trebons-sur-la-Grasse, southern France.

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