10 of the best pictures of the supermoon lunar eclipse from around the world
Published: 28th September, 2015 at 00:00
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In the early hours of Monday 27 September 2015, the world looked up to the skies to witness a full lunar eclipse coinciding with a supermoon - a celestial event that won't happen again until 2033.
The supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor in Somerset
An astronomer stargazes ahead of the eclipse in Brighton
A perigee full moon is seen behind the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.
An man is illuminated by the light from his phone while taking a selfie on the top of the Wazir Akbar Khan hill in Kabul
BRAZIL: The supermoon rises above people off Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro.
The supermoon is seen from the Mediterranean coastal city of Netanya, Israel.
FRANCE: The perigee full moon, or supermoon is seen next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
USA: An eclipsed supermoon in Los Angeles, California.
A composite image of the supermoon as it passes through the many stages of eclipse.
GERMANY: The supermoon shines behind Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
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