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The scene over the sky of Quito, Ecuador. EPA

The blue supermoon rises beyond a sign during a baseball game in Kansas City. AP

People gather along North Avenue Beach as the Moon rises in Chicago. AFP

The blue supermoon at the Bani Hashim Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

The blue supermoon, the second full moon of the month, is seen between the Simon Bolivar Center towers in Caracas. AFP

A blue supermoon rises behind the Crescent City Connection in New Orleans. AP

A woman takes pictures of a supermoon rising above Lisbon. AP

A helicopter in front of the blue supermoon in the city of Sao Paulo. EPA

The blue supermoon over London. PA

A full moon rises behind the Royal Liver Building and the Liver Bird statues in Liverpool. Getty Images

The blue supermoon rises behind the landmark monument The Victor or Pobednik in Belgrade. AFP

People view the blue supermoon as they travel in a Cloud Cable Car in London. AP

A full Blue Moon rises over El Pilar Basilica in Zaragoza, Spain, 30 August 2023. The super full moon is named this way because it is at its closest to Earth and this appears bigger than a normal full moon. There are generally two to four super moons per year depending on the moon's closenessÂ toÂ earth. EPA / JAVIER BELVER

The Moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. Here it rises above the Apollo Temple in ancient Corinth. AFP

The blue supermoon rises in the Gaza Strip as seen from the town of Beit Lahia. AFP

The August Blue Supermoon behind the St Basil's Cathedral in Red Square in Moscow. AP

The Moon rising from behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion, near Athens. Reuters

The blue supermoon rises over Doha city. AFP

The supermoon rises in the Al Qana area in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

The August blue supermoon sets behind the CN tower in Toronto. AP

The scene over the sky of Quito, Ecuador. EPA

The blue supermoon rises beyond a sign during a baseball game in Kansas City. AP

People gather along North Avenue Beach as the Moon rises in Chicago. AFP

The blue supermoon at the Bani Hashim Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

The blue supermoon, the second full moon of the month, is seen between the Simon Bolivar Center towers in Caracas. AFP

A blue supermoon rises behind the Crescent City Connection in New Orleans. AP

A woman takes pictures of a supermoon rising above Lisbon. AP

A helicopter in front of the blue supermoon in the city of Sao Paulo. EPA

The blue supermoon over London. PA

A full moon rises behind the Royal Liver Building and the Liver Bird statues in Liverpool. Getty Images

The blue supermoon rises behind the landmark monument The Victor or Pobednik in Belgrade. AFP

People view the blue supermoon as they travel in a Cloud Cable Car in London. AP

A full Blue Moon rises over El Pilar Basilica in Zaragoza, Spain, 30 August 2023. The super full moon is named this way because it is at its closest to Earth and this appears bigger than a normal full moon. There are generally two to four super moons per year depending on the moon's closenessÂ toÂ earth. EPA / JAVIER BELVER

The Moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. Here it rises above the Apollo Temple in ancient Corinth. AFP

The blue supermoon rises in the Gaza Strip as seen from the town of Beit Lahia. AFP

The August Blue Supermoon behind the St Basil's Cathedral in Red Square in Moscow. AP

The Moon rising from behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion, near Athens. Reuters

The blue supermoon rises over Doha city. AFP

The supermoon rises in the Al Qana area in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

The August blue supermoon sets behind the CN tower in Toronto. AP

The scene over the sky of Quito, Ecuador. EPA

Blue supermoon: Best photos from around the world

Stargazers enjoyed sighting August's second supermoon

The National

August 31, 2023

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