In photos: Supermoon photos from around the world
Stargazers and astronomers witnessed the supermoon, also called the bloodmoon, make an appearance on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. According to NASA, the next supermoon sighting will be in 2033. The last appearance was 33 years ago in 1982.
A lunar eclipse coincides with a so-called "supermoon" as seen from St Florence, Tenby, Wales, September 28, 2015. A supermoon occurs when the Moon is in the closest part of its orbit to Earth, meaning it appears larger in the sky. This phenomenon was last observed in 1982 and won't come again until 2033.REBECCA NADEN/Reuters
The Moon, appearing next to a statue on the Alexander III bridge, in a dim red colour, is covered by the Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse over Paris, France September 28, 2015. Sky-watchers around the world were treated when the shadow of Earth cast a reddish glow on the moon, the result of rare combination of an eclipse with the closest full moon of the year. The total "supermoon" lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon" is one that appears bigger and brighter than usual as it reaches the point in its orbit that is closest to Earth.PHILIPPE WOJAZER/Reuters
A so-called "blood moon" can be seen behind a statue during a total lunar eclipse in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on September 28, 2015. Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event when a swollen "supermoon" and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing Earth's satellite bathed in blood-red light.FRANK RUMPENHORST/AFP / Getty Images
A so-called "blood moon" can be seen behind a sculpture at the Vigeland Park in Oslo during a total lunar eclipse on September 28, 2015. Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event when a swollen "supermoon" and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing Earth's satellite bathed in blood-red light.HAAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN/AFP / Getty Images
Reindeers are seen silhouetted against the "blood moon" during a lunar eclipse near the village of Yavterishki, some 250 kilometers north from Minsk on September 28, 2015. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033.SERGEI GAPON/AFP / Getty Images
The perigee full moon, or supermoon, appears red on the night sky above the 'Speicherstadt' in Hamburg, Germany, Monday morning, Sept. 28, 2015.Christian Charisius/The Associated Press
The so-called supermoon appears behind the Turning Torso building in Malmo in the south of Sweden during a total lunar eclipse on September 28, 2015. Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event when a swollen "supermoon" and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing Earth's satellite bathed in blood-red light.JOHAN NILSSON/AFP / Getty Images
The perigee full moon, or supermoon, appears red behind the quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday morning, Sept. 28, 2015.Kay Nietfeld/The Associated Press
In this picture taken on September 27, 2015, an Afghan man is illuminated by the light from his phone while taking a selfie on the top of the Wazir Akbar Khan hill in Kabul, as a view of the "supermoon" is seen in the background.WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP / Getty Images
A so-called "super moon" can be seen behind the Quadriga sculpture on top of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate during a total lunar eclipse on September 28, 2015.KAY NIETFELD/AFP / Getty Images
A so-called "blood moon" can be seen behind the Quadriga sculpture on top of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate during a total lunar eclipse on September 28, 2015.KAY NIETFELD/AFP / Getty Images
A so-called "blood moon" can be seen behind one of the steeples of the Cologne Cathedral during a total lunar eclipse in Cologne, western Germany, on September 28, 2015.ROLF VENNENBERND/AFP / Getty Images
A supermoon appears behind a house after a total "supermoon" lunar eclipse in Brussels September 28, 2015.YVES HERMAN/Reuters
The dome of the Koekelberg Basilica is seen while the moon turns orange during a total "supermoon" lunar eclipse in Brussels September 28, 2015.YVES HERMAN/Reuters