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A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty Building in Buffalo, New York. Photo: AP
A supermoon is seen in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
A supermoon rises over the Central Plaza in Wanchai, Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
An aircraft taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport is seen passing in front of the moon as it rises in Washington, DC. Photo: EPA
The moon rises behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Photo: AP
The moon rises behind a pod on the London Eye, lit in red for World Aids Day, in London. Photo: Reuters
A remote-controlled flying Santa makes a test flight past a setting moon over the ocean in Carlsbad, California. Photo: Reuters
A supermoon rises behind the US Capitol (R) and the Jefferson Memorial (bottom), in Washington, DC, viewed from Arlington, Virginia. Photo: EPA
Visitors enjoy viewing the supermoon from a gondola of a ferris wheel at an amusement park in Tokyo. Photo: EPA
The supermoon rises above Whitby Abbey in Whitby, north east England. Photo: AP
The supermoon is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: EPA
The moon is seen along with Mount Agung volcano, from Amed in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Reuters
A multiple exposure image shows a supermoon near the Buddha statue in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
The full moon is seen on the sky over Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: EPA
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A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty...A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty Building in Buffalo, New...
December 4, 2017
Today in Photos

Supermoon shines bright

The first and final supermoon of 2017 greeted the Earth on Sunday night. Supermoons happen when the moon is...

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A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty Building in Buffalo, New York. Photo: AP
A supermoon is seen in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
A supermoon rises over the Central Plaza in Wanchai, Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
An aircraft taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport is seen passing in front of the moon as it rises in Washington, DC. Photo: EPA
The moon rises behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Photo: AP
The moon rises behind a pod on the London Eye, lit in red for World Aids Day, in London. Photo: Reuters
A remote-controlled flying Santa makes a test flight past a setting moon over the ocean in Carlsbad, California. Photo: Reuters
A supermoon rises behind the US Capitol (R) and the Jefferson Memorial (bottom), in Washington, DC, viewed from Arlington, Virginia. Photo: EPA
Visitors enjoy viewing the supermoon from a gondola of a ferris wheel at an amusement park in Tokyo. Photo: EPA
The supermoon rises above Whitby Abbey in Whitby, north east England. Photo: AP
The supermoon is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: EPA
The moon is seen along with Mount Agung volcano, from Amed in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Reuters
A multiple exposure image shows a supermoon near the Buddha statue in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
The full moon is seen on the sky over Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: EPA
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A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty Building in Buffalo, New York. Photo: AP
A supermoon is seen in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
A supermoon rises over the Central Plaza in Wanchai, Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
An aircraft taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport is seen passing in front of the moon as it rises in Washington, DC. Photo: EPA
The moon rises behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Photo: AP
The moon rises behind a pod on the London Eye, lit in red for World Aids Day, in London. Photo: Reuters
A remote-controlled flying Santa makes a test flight past a setting moon over the ocean in Carlsbad, California. Photo: Reuters
A supermoon rises behind the US Capitol (R) and the Jefferson Memorial (bottom), in Washington, DC, viewed from Arlington, Virginia. Photo: EPA
Visitors enjoy viewing the supermoon from a gondola of a ferris wheel at an amusement park in Tokyo. Photo: EPA
The supermoon rises above Whitby Abbey in Whitby, north east England. Photo: AP
The supermoon is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: EPA
The moon is seen along with Mount Agung volcano, from Amed in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Reuters
A multiple exposure image shows a supermoon near the Buddha statue in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
The full moon is seen on the sky over Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: EPA
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