Photos: 'Super snow moon,' largest supermoon of 2019, lights up the sky

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Photos: 'Super snow moon,' largest supermoon of 2019, lights up the sky

Skygazers got a special treat Feb. 19 as the 'super snow moon' – the largest supermoon of 2019 – glowed overhead.

A super snow moon rises over the Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

The full moon is framed between the two colored painted and illuminated concrete columns of the Floesser Bridge, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Frankfurt, Germany. Tuesdayâs full moon, or supermoon, appears brighter and bigger than other full moons because it is close to its perigee, which is the closest point in its orbit to Earth. (Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP)

Emirates Air Line cable cars are silhouetted against the backdrop of the 'supermoon' in Greenwich, London, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Tuesday's full moon, or supermoon, appears brighter and bigger than other full moons because it is close to its perigee, which is the closest point in its orbit to Earth. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

A super moon rises over the ice on the shore of Lake Superior, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Lutsen, Minn. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The moon sets behind the Les Jumelles Mountains in Plambuit, Switzerland, Wednesday, Feb.20, 2019. A so called 'Supermoon' commonly is described as a full moon at its closest distance to the earth, with the moon appearing larger and brighter than usual. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)

An aircraft approaches the airport as the moon rises in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The full moon passes behind the World Trade Center in New York City, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

The sun rises over a house on St Mary's Island in Whitley Bay, northeast England, early Tuesday Feb. 19, 2019. Forecasters predict cold clear weather for the upcoming supermoon Tuesday evening when the moon will appear larger in the sky because of its proximity to earth. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

A passenger jet is silhouetted against the rising full moon as it takes off from Sky Harbor airport Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The full moon rises behind a steeple with crosses of an Orthodox church in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. The phenomenon of "supermoon'' happened when the orb was the closest point to the earth and looked larger than usual. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A plane flies past a full moon, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, in Nuremberg, Germany. Tuesdayâs full moon, or supermoon, appears brighter and bigger than other full moons because it is close to its perigee, which is the closest point in its orbit to Earth. (Daniel Karmann /dpa via AP)

The moon rises over the Parthenon on the ancient Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Tuesdayâs full moon, or supermoon, appears brighter and bigger than other full moons because it is close to its perigee, which is the closest point in its orbit to Earth. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A full moon rises above apartments in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. The phenomenon of "supermoon'' happened when the orb was the closest point to the earth and looked larger than usual. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The full moon rises behind the statue of the "Madonnina" Virgin Mary atop Milan's gothic-era Duomo Cathedral, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Fab. 19, 2019. It is the year's second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The full moon, framed by spherical street lamps, rises by the statue of the "Madonnina" Virgin Mary standing atop Milan's gothic-era Duomo Cathedral, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Fab. 19, 2019. It is the year's second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

A full moon is seen rising behind the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A moon sets as seen from Whitley Bay, northeast England, as the sun begins to rise, early Tuesday Feb. 19, 2019. Forecasters predict cold clear weather for the supermoon on Tuesday when the celestial object will appear larger in the sky because of its proximity to earth. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

The full moon rises behind the Graca Monastery in Lisbon, Tuesday, Feb. 19 2019. It is the year's second supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

The full moon rises over the Liberty Monument in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Tuesday's full moon, or supermoon, appears brighter and bigger than other full moons because it is close to its perigee, which is the closest point in its orbit to Earth. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

The full moon rise over a giant cross of the Christians Orthodox "Chrisospiliotissa" monastery at Deftera a suburb of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Tuesday's full moon, or supermoon, appears brighter and bigger than other full moons because it is close to its perigee, which is the closest point in its orbit to Earth. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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A super snow moon rises over the Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

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