Last night, skywatchers around the world were treated to views of the so-called super snow moon, the largest full moon of the year, which happens to take place in February. The moon appeared about 10 percent larger than average as it approached its closest point in orbit, about 220,680 miles (356,760 kilometers) from Earth. Though the moon might appear larger and brighter, the size difference is actually so small that a casual observer would probably never notice. Nonetheless, photographers across the globe captured the event; here are 18 of the most super images of this year’s super snow moon.
Photos of the Super Snow Moon
- Alan Taylor
- February 20, 2019
- 18 Photos
- In Focus
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A man rides a snowboard at Abali ski resort as the super snow moon is seen over Van, Turkey, on February 19, 2019. #
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The super snow moon rises behind lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on February 19, 2019, as seen from Green Brook Township, New Jersey. #
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A statue of the Stadium of the Marbles (Stadio dei Marmi) is pictured against the super snow moon on February 19, 2019, in Rome. #
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The supermoon rises over the ice on the shore of Lake Superior in Lutsen, Minnesota, on February 19, 2019. #
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A passenger jet is silhouetted against the rising full moon as it takes off from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 19, 2019. #
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The supermoon is seen over Turkey's capital of Ankara on February 19, 2019. #
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A couple have dinner on a hill as the supermoon rises near Turkey's Kayseri on February 19, 2019. #
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The moon rises above the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on February 19, 2019. #
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The super snow moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty as the sun rises on February 19, 2019, in New York City. #
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The full moon lights up the sky as it passes behind One World Trade Center in New York City on February 19, 2019. #
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The supermoon is photographed while rising behind El Avila hill in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 19, 2019. #
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The full moon passes behind One World Trade Center in New York City on February 19, 2019. #
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The supermoon is seen behind a cabin of the aerial tramway over Ankara, Turkey, on February 19, 2019. #
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The moon is pictured against street lights of Piazza del Duomo in downtown Milan on February 19, 2019. #
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The supermoon rises behind a hill near Ankara on February 19, 2019. #
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A woman and a child stand before the moon in Turkey's Usak on February 19, 2019. #
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The almost full super snow moon rises at sunset behind the Empire State Building in New York City on February 18, 2019, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey. #
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A man rides a snowboard at Abali ski resort as the moon rises near Van, Turkey, on February 19, 2019. #
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