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Stunning supermoon images from around the world (pictures)

A rare supermoon lunar eclipse turned our satellite blood red Sunday night, and photographers worldwide captured the blushing beauty. Here are some of the best shots we could find.

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Above the Bay Bridge

The shadow of the Earth overtakes a perigee full moon, or supermoon, casting a red tint on the satellite on Sunday, September 27. The rare phenomenon is known as a "blood moon."

In this photo by Instagram user @andrewho83, the supermoon makes the new San Francisco-Oakland Bridge look even more special.

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2 of 17 NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

Eclipse in DC

The first supermoon total lunar eclipse since 1982, seen here behind the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on Sunday. The next one will be in 2033.

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3 of 17 NASA/Bill Ingalls

Moon over Colorado

The supermoon as seen behind the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver.

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Proud to be an American moon

In this image captured by Instagram user @dearmarium,  the supermoon shines in Hollywood.

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Berlin sighting

Sunday's supermoon yielded incredible photos from around the globe. Here, it appears red behind the quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

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6 of 17 NASA/Joel Kowsky

Supermoon eclipse over New York

Sunday's perigee full moon, or supermoon, is seen here next to the Empire State Building.

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7 of 17 Gong Bing/Xinhua Press/Corbis

Beauty in Belgium

A super colorful scene as the supermoon is seen suspended in the sky in Brussels.

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8 of 17 Mike Mezeul II/Instagram

Blood over Dallas

A time-lapse photo collage of the blood supermoon eclipse over Dallas by Mike Mezeul II (Instagram user @mikemezphoto).

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9 of 17 Xinhua Press/Corbis

Moon over Moscow

An amazing shot of the supermoon at Victory Park in Moscow. The next time the world will see a celestial event like this will be in 2033.

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Full-court moon

Samuel Mouton (@samwellmoutron on Instagram) snapped this shot of the supermoon above a basketball court in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Through the clouds

Nick Pinkston (@nickpinkston on Instagram) captured this stunner in Owensboro, Kentucky.

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Through the clouds

Another image from Kentucky, this one shot in Pitts Fork by Melinda Hurd (Instagram user @mmh.018).

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13 of 17 Mike Greenham/Twitter

Rouge collage

This collage, created by Mike Greenham, shows the blood moon at near total eclipse surrounded by its different phases.


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Blushing satellite

A lunar eclipse puts the blush on the supermoon. Jackie Novak of Jackie Novak Photography took the beautiful shot.

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Supermoon over Seattle Gasworks Park

The supermoon eclipse at near full "blood" phase over Gasworks Park in Seattle.  Tricia Enfield of Tricia Enfield Photography took this beauty.

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Parked above the park

A moody image from Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek east of San Francisco, shot by Instagram user @swapnal.

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A towering view

Imran Mirza took this time-lapse collage Monday morning at Castlehill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in the UK.

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