PHOTOS: “Supermoon” visible around the world
July 12, 2014
A perigee moon also known as a supermoon rises behind figurines on a Chinese pavilion in Beijing, China, Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ( APTOPIX China Supermoon )
Chinese women talk at a park as a perigee moon also known as a supermoon rises behind them in Beijing, China, Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ( China Supermoon )
A perigee moon also known as a supermoon rises above Dojran Lake in southeastern Macedonia, on Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon in its elliptical orbit is relatively close to Earth and seen from the Earth near the horizon, appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) ( Macedonia Supermoon )
A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, looks over the grand Faisal mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan,Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) ( Pakistan Supermoon )
A nearly full moon shines through girders above fans in the upper deck at Safeco Field late in a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins, Thursday, July 10, 2014, in Seattle. The full moon of July 12 will be considered a "super moon" because the earth and the moon will be closer together than usual. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ( Twins Mariners Baseball )
As the moon rises behind them, fans watch a game between the between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on July 11, 2014 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) ( 452049246 )
This photo provided by NASA, the full Moon sets in the fog behind the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket with a Cygnus spacecraft onboard at the launch pad on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Va. The Antares will launch with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 3,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls) ( Space Station Rocket Launch )
The full moon peeks through the clouds over forest near Sarajevo,Bosnia, on Saturday, July 12 2014. The so-called super moon appeared up to 14 percent larger than normal as it's orbit is at it's closest point to earth. AP Photo/Amel Emric) ( Super moon )
A supermoon rises over Jerusalem's Old City and the Dome of the Rock Saturday, July 12, 2014. A supermoon is an occurrence when a full moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic) ( Mideast Israel Palestinians Supermoon )
A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, is seen behind a lanterns, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Supermoon )
One day before the "supermoon," a commercial airliner crosses the waxing gibbous moon on its final approach to Los Angeles Airport as viewed from Whittier, Calif., Friday, July 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) ( APTOPIX Supermoon )
Pakistani families visit a park as a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) ( Pakistan Supermoon )
A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, is seen behind a lantern, used as decoration during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, decorating a building in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ( Mideast Lebanon Supermoon )
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