Catch this year’s biggest full moon！ Nine stunning photos of the “supermoon” around the world

Tourism Center / Comprehensive Report

Did you look up at the sky last night to catch a glimpse of this year’s largest full moon? The “supermoon,” which appeared 14% larger and 30% brighter than the smallest full moon of the year, lit up the night sky from the evening of the 10th to the early hours of the 11th, drawing countless astronomy enthusiasts worldwide to stay up and admire it. The U.S. website.MICspecially compiled 17 classic images of the full moon captured by people around the globe. Here are some of the most beautiful shots shared with our readers！

%Urgent. View of the supermoon from Beijing. (Photo / CFP / AP）

%Swift. Los Angeles, USA, San Pedro, the supermoon atop the Friendship Korean Bell. (Photo / from Twitter）

Who’s got their camera out? Check out our shot of the supermoon rising over San Pedro's Korean Friendship Bell. pic.twitter.com/taVtAKgHv9

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 11, 2014

%Drawn. Auckland, New Zealand, the supermoon rising from Eden Mountain. (Photo / from Twitter）

Supermoon and Perseids meteor shower offer divine heavenly show http://t.co/58aoDU2BI2 #supermoon2014 pic.twitter.com/oXiVclsnAX

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 11, 2014

%Instant. Washington D.C., USA, even the solemn statues show rare tenderness under the moonlight. (Photo / CFP / AP）

%Jealous. Greece, moonlight adding a touch of brightness to ancient monuments. (Photo / CFP / AP）

%Level. Russia, crimson stars and moonlight shining on each other— who is setting off whom? (Photo / CFP / AP）

%Crowded. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the huge moon hiding behind the Christ the Redeemer statue. (Photo / CFP / AP）

%Few. Poland, Jesus carrying the cross points his finger toward the moon, as if saying: Look！ It’s the biggest moon of the year！ (Photo / CFP / AP）

%Spine. View of the moon from space—the full moon this year seems unusually close. (Photo / from Twitter)

Полнолуние Закат Луны на #МКС ещё см. блог (Supermoon Moonset #ISS more in blog) #BlueDot http://t.co/Wg9098bHIF pic.twitter.com/PIk5zZRRJR

— Oleg Artemyev (@OlegMKS) August 10, 2014

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