If you weren’t looking up at the sky last night, you probably missed the most spectacular night-sky phenomena of the past 68 years. Here’s your chance to see yesterday’s moon at its biggest and brightest in the past seven decades.
#supermoon seen from Colorado Springs, Colorado. By Forrest Boutin. #Supermoon2016 #superluna #supermaan #weatherphoto pic.twitter.com/IErhcF43f4
— #WeatherPhoto (@photoweather1) November 15, 2016
The supermoon as seen from Colorad Springs, Colorado
The #supermoon rises over downtown #yyc. #moon #supermoon2016 pic.twitter.com/zinoW0oM9o
— Lyle Aspinall (@LyleAspinall) November 15, 2016
Patriotic #Supermoon (???? by @headshotpix, H/T@ SouthernbeLLSU) pic.twitter.com/wiBCXgBFJM
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 14, 2016
Here it is rising over New York City, NY
Enjoy the Super Moon tonight.
Seen in Fremantle Australia#supermoon pic.twitter.com/4EB2tWQ0IV— Sonda Paranormal (@SondaParanormal) November 14, 2016
Residents of Fremantle, Australia had a spectacular view
The so-called Supermoon appeared up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than usual, as it came about 22,000 miles closer to the Earth than average.
Fishermen enjoyed the light of the moon at Redondo Beach pier
Venice Beach welcomed in the Supermoon with this spectacular view
The #SuperMoon over The Shard yesterday. Incredible….(???? – @CreativeNerdsUK) pic.twitter.com/hPs8fx053c
— Dharma (@Kloppholic) November 15, 2016
It was cloudy over London last night, but someone still managed to capture this stunning shot of the moon from the Shard
lovecapetown: RT MrCPT: #SuperMoon
Photo by: _PSYLo_
CityOfCT pic.twitter.com/zm9slzA0JG
— Stephanie Young ???? (@TresorsStudio) November 15, 2016
Cape Town residents got its fair share of last night’s supermoon too
Although the next Supermoon will occur next month, the moon won’t be this close to Earth again until November 2034
