Very close encounters of the 'super moon'

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Revellers stand beside St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, watching the moon as it is at its closest point to Earth for two decades


Look to the skies tonight and you might just notice something different. For the first time since 1992, a 'super moon' is shining down on us. That means it is brighter and closer to Earth than unusual. Here, we present a gallery of lunar snaps to celebrate the rare phenomenon...


The full moon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington DC


Moonhattan: The oversized moon adds to the lights of New York City as it rises over the city skyline


Something for everyone: Tourists, star-gazers and simple star-crossed lovers gathered to watch the moon rise over New York's East River


The moon is seen behind the top of the radio and television tower 'Funkturm' in Berlin


The moon as seen from the end of Worthing Pier in Sussex, looking east towards Beachy Head


A view of the full perigee moon (which means it is at its closest point to Earth) in the backdrop of a minaret of a mosque, over Karachi city, Pakistan (left); A seagull flies in front of a full perigee moon in Yangon, Myanmar


A rugby match in Headingley, Leeds is bathed in an orange glow


View of a full perigee moon over Manila, Philippines


The moon rises over east London


source: dailymail

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