appearing on the evening of December 3 is the first and only super moon of 2017. adding 26,500km compared to the usual distance.
Super moon rises from behind Uppatasanti temple in Naypyidaw capital, Myanmar.The largest and brightest moon this year lit the sky on the night of December 3 when it was at the closest point in orbit around the Earth.(Photo: AP).
The US parliament building with the super moon sky background is observed from Arlington, Virginia state.According to Mirror, there were actually 3 super moons this year but all coincided with the "new moon" period so this would be the first super moon to be observed.Photo: Guardian.
The night sky in the old Whitby monastery, Yorkshire in England.(Photo: PA).
Photo of an airplane flying over the super moon sky in Van, Turkey, on the night of December 3.(Photo: AFP).
Quarzt said the super moon this year is 7% bigger and 16% brighter than the regular full moon.Viewers can observe this phenomenon with the naked eye.(Photo: AP).
The moon rises in the night of December 3 in Srinagar, the 'summer capital' of the Kashmir region managed by Indians.(Photo: AFP).
Super moon grows from behind the lighthouse in San Maurizio, Italy.(Photo: Guardian).
3/12 night sky in Buffalo USA.The best time to observe the super moon is right after the moon rises and before the Sun rises, when the Moon is right above the horizon.(Photo: AP).
The Moon grows in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England.The Moon appears to be the largest and brightest when compared to other objects such as buildings or foliage.(Photo: PA).
The moon rises in the night in Toronto, Canada.Super moon occurs when the full moon coincides with the Moon's near-point in orbit around the Earth.At that time, the Moon may be up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than normal.(Photo: AP).
People watching super moon from the stadium in Monterry, Mexico.(Photo: Guardian).
Observe the super moon that grows from the coastal town of South Shields, in the River Tyne region of England.(Photo: PA).
Japanese people watch super moon at an amusement park in Tokyo.(Photo: Guardian).
Super moon night in the sky in Jakarta, Indonesia.Super moon usually happens once a year so scientists are not so excited about the event.(Photo: Guardian).
Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, night 3/12.(Photo: AFP).
