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Tuesday night’s full moon was at its closest point to the Earth, shining especially bright as it rose just 23.3 degrees above the horizon.
“The June full moon is the sweetest of the year,” said NASA’s official Twitter account for the Earth’s moon.
“It’s also a supermoon!” NASA noted. “The Moon appears a little bigger and brighter than average because it’s closer to Earth in its elliptical orbit.”
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The moon reached its full stage Tuesday. During the month of June, it is also called the Strawberry Moon in a nod to “the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries in the [northeastern United States] region.”
Supermoon Photo Gallery
NASA noted that the moon would “appear full for about three days … from Sunday evening through Wednesday morning.”
Massachussetts Supermoon
Photos of the supermoon were captured across the globe, including in Germany as it rose behind buildings in the banking district in Frankfurt.
Supermoon Photo Gallery
Another image showed the moon rising behind the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey.
Supermoon Photo Gallery
Images of the supermoon were also widely shared across social media.
In a nod to South Korean singer IU’s song “Strawberry Moon,” Philippines-based Rappler tweeted photos of the supermoon.
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Tuesday night featured the second of four supermoons this summer, according to Space.com. The next one will be July 13.
