Missed last night's supermoon? Check out these stellar images from ...

2 Aug 2023

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Look at these stellar images of the sturgeon supermoon Photographers across the globe capitalized on the lunar event, delivering out of this world images of the sturgeon supermoon.

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August 2, 202311:05 AM ET

The sturgeon supermoon rises over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on Wednesday. Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The sturgeon supermoon rises over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul on Wednesday.

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Photographers from all over the world caught the sturgeon supermoon in all of its splendor last night. Earth's satellite appeared bigger and brighter because its orbit brought it a little closer to home.

But if you missed the show, no worries. Last night's lunar event was the first of two supermoons taking place this month. The next will be a rare blue supermoon, on Aug. 30.

In the meantime, enjoy these pictures from across the globe.

The sturgeon supermoon over Vanderbilt University's West End Tower in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption

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The sturgeon supermoon over Vanderbilt University's West End Tower in Nashville, Tenn.

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A cable car moves toward Sugarloaf Mountain as a supermoon rises in the night sky in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday. Silvia Izquierdo/AP hide caption

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A cable car moves toward Sugarloaf Mountain as a supermoon rises in the night sky in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday.

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Football players in Johannesburg, South Africa, play with the supermoon rising in the background. The moon appeared bigger and brighter than normal because it was closer to Earth. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption

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Football players in Johannesburg, South Africa, play with the supermoon rising in the background. The moon appeared bigger and brighter than normal because it was closer to Earth.

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The moon shines through clouds over the lower Manhattan skyline, as seen from New Jersey. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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The moon shines through clouds over the lower Manhattan skyline, as seen from New Jersey.

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The second supermoon of 2023, also known as the sturgeon supermoon, rises before the start of the Copa Libertadores soccer match at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The second supermoon of 2023, also known as the sturgeon supermoon, rises before the start of the Copa Libertadores soccer match at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.

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The supermoon ascends into the sky with Isle au Haut in the distance and North Haven Island in the middle ground, as viewed from Camden, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption

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The supermoon ascends into the sky with Isle au Haut in the distance and North Haven Island in the middle ground, as viewed from Camden, Maine.

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The first supermoon of the month rises behind angel sculptures on St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia. The next lunar spectacle, a blue supermoon, will take place on Aug. 30. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP hide caption

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The first supermoon of the month rises behind angel sculptures on St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia. The next lunar spectacle, a blue supermoon, will take place on Aug. 30.

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