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The supermoon on Sunday, August 10 occurred at the same hour of perigee, creating an “extra supermoon”.
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The phenomenon means the moon, which is classified as a 'perigee moon' by astronomers , appears bigger and brighter than usual, because of its proximity to the earth.
On Twitter, the hashtag #supermoon2014 was trending as people shared their images.
Here is a gallery of some of the best pictures readers send in to euronews – thank you for sharing!
- Naf Selmani, London
- Christine Paquereau – Marennes, Charente-Maritime, France
- Nikandros Savvides – Stovolos,Nicosia – Cyprus
- Andrei Victor Moldoveanu, Chatel Censoir, France
- Photo by Denise Ragans
- Conrad Trautmann, Long Island, NY
- De Nicolas Rigobert, Divion, France
- Philippe Picherit – Pourville sur Mer France
- Hervé Dermoune – Rocher de La Garde
- Vusal Amirli – Azerbaijan,Baku. State Flag Square
- Ulyana Khoma – Cagliari, Italy
- Cornelia Calugaru
- Siti Aminah Muhammad Imran_
- Josipa Kovac, Croatia
- Islambek Urazove
- Anthony Bacon, Comines, France
- Mihail Mihalachi, Paris, France
- Régine Gaudin, St. Paul de Vence, France
- Ernesto J Luna, Bratislava, Slovakia
- MOULIS, Seine St. Denis, France
- Marina, Munich, Germany
- Gérard Triolaire, Vertaizon, France
- Aleksey Stepashkin, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Aleksey Stepashkin, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Gevorg Balyan, Yerevan, Armenia
