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Skygazers' Delight: Supermoon Coincides With Rare Partial Lunar Eclipse

Overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, the rare celestial event involving a supermoon and a partial lunar eclipse was visible across the globe while the US and UK had the clearest sightings. The eclipse was also visible in Latin America, Europe, and Africa, as well as small parts of Asia and the Middle East.

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Supermoon Tennessee, US | Photo: AP/George Walker IV

A partial eclipse darkens a rising supermoon in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Russia Supermoon | Photo: AP/Pavel Bednyakov
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A supermoon rises behind a horse statue atop of Triumphal Arc during a partial lunar eclipse in Moscow, Russia.

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India Supermoon | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
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The Supermoon rises behind a giant idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha, in the Arabian Sea, marking the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai.

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Israel Supermoon | Photo: AP/Leo Correa
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The supermoon rises behind a house in Mas'ade, a village in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

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Lebanon Supermoon | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
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The Supermoon rises beyond the cross atop Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.

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Cyprus Supermoon | Photo: AP/Petros Karadjias
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A supermoon rises behind clouds over Larnaca international airport in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

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Turkey Supermoon | Photo: AP/Khalil Hamra
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A supermoon rises behind Camlica tower in Istanbul, Turkey.

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China Supermoon | Photo: Chinatopix Via AP
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A supermoon rises over a pagoda during the Mid Autumn Festival in Nanjing, in east China's Jiangsu province.

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South Korea Supermoon | Photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon
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A supermoon rises on the Chuseok, the Korean version of Thanksgiving Day, in Seoul, South Korea.

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Australia Supermoon | Photo: AP/Mark Baker
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A couple walk along the beach as the moon rises over Fingal Bay in Port Stephens north of Sydney, Australia.

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Britain Supermoon | Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA via AP
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The full Harvest moon rises over 'The Couple' sculpture at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland, England.

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Germany Supermoon | Photo: AP/Michael Probst
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The full Harvest moon rises behind the church in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany.

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Colombia Supermoon | Photo: AP/Fernando Vergara
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The supermoon rises over Bogota, Colombia.