Bigger and brighter 'super moon' lights up night sky - in pictures
A so-called super moon, caused when a perigee moon coincides with a full moon, is visible over Mexico City. Nasa scientists say it appears about 14% larger and 30% brighter than a regular full moonPhotograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty ImagesNew York: People ride the Luna Park swing ride as the super moon rises above Coney IslandPhotograph: Carlo Allegri/ReutersMaryland, US: A woman and her dog run on the beach as the super moon looms over Chesapeake BayPhotograph: Ken Cedeno/Corbis
Kiev, Ukraine: The moon rises behind cloudsPhotograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPANorco, Louisiana: The super moon is seen setting beyond a petrochemical refineryPhotograph: Gerald Herbert/APRotterdam, Netherlands: The moon appears bright in the night's skyPhotograph: Robin Utrecht/Xinhua Press/CorbisFort Worth, Texas: The super moon creates silhouettes of the leaves of a cottonwood treePhotograph: Ralph Lauer/ Ralph Lauer/ZUMA Press/CorbisNew York: The super moon sets behind the Statue of LibertyPhotograph: Julio Cortez/AP
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