Photos: 'Supermoon' eclipse around the world

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Photos: 'Supermoon' eclipse around the world

A super moon pasts behind a statue of the Virgin Mary and the Child at Notre Dame de La Garde basilica, before a total lunar eclipse, in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Sept.28, 2015. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

GLASTONBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 27: The supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor on September 27, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. Tonight's supermoon, so called because it is the closet full moon to the Earth this year, is particularly rare as it coincides with a lunar eclipse, a combination that has not happened since 1982 and won't happen again until 2033. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Earth's shadow obscures the view of a so-called supermoon during a lunar eclipse over state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It's the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) DESERET NEWS OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 27: The Super Blood Moon rises over a sailboat in Boston Harbor on September 27, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Super Moon coincides with a total lunar eclipse, a rare combination that last occured in 1982. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

A flock of birds fly by as perigee moon, also known as a super moon, rises above a medieval castle in Mir, Belarus, 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, late Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The full moon was seen prior to a phenomenon called a "Super Moon" eclipse that will occur on Monday, Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The perigee full moon, or supermoon, appears red behind the quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday morning, Sept. 28, 2015. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

A so-called "supermoon" full moon rises behind Lisbon's St. George castle Sunday, Sept. 27 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

A super moon rises over the Lower Fox Creek School near Strong City, Kan., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. It was the first time Sunday since 1982 that a total lunar eclipse was combined with a supermoon. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL RADIO OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

A super moon rises behind a grazing cow in a pasture near Lecompton, Kan., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, before a total lunar eclipse. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

The so-called supermoon appears behind the Golden Boy at the Manitoba Legislature during a lunar eclipse in Winnipeg Manitoba, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

The so-called supermoon appears during a lunar eclipse behind Big Tex, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas. It was the first time Sunday that the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES

The so-called supermoon passes in clouds over the city's landmark, a weather vane in the form of an Angel, fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral during a lunar eclipse in St.Petersburg, Russia, early Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. t's the first time the events have made a twin appearance since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

The perigee full moon, or supermoon, appears red behind the quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday morning, Sept. 28, 2015. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

A so-called supermoon is seen above The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, next to the Louvre museum, during a total lunar eclipse, in Paris, France, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

People use a telescope to view a so-called supermoon during a lunar eclipse in Cape Town, South Africa, in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

The perigee full moon, or supermoon, appears red on the night sky above the 'Speicherstadt' in�Hamburg,�Germany, Monday morning, Sept. 28, 2015. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)

A so-called supermoon is seen during a lunar eclipse in Cape Town, South Africa, in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

The perigee full moon, or supermoon appears red on the autumn sky from the vicinity of Salgotarjan, 109 kms northeast of Budapest, Hungary, early Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (Peter Komka/MTI via AP)

A plane passes by the rising so-called supermoon in Montreal on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

The so-called supermoon passes behind the cupola of the state Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif., during a lunar eclipse Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. It's the first time the two events have occurred at the same time since 1982 and won't happen again until 2033. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Earth's shadow begins to obscure the view of a so-called Supermoon during a total lunar eclipse above Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

The perigee full moon, or supermoon appears red over Oslo early Monday morning, Sept. 28, 2015. (Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB scanpix via AP) NORWAY OUT

The so-called supermoon passes behind the peak of the Washington Monument on a cloudy night in Washington, Sunday, Sept, 27, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Earth's shadow obscures part of a so-called Supermoon during a total lunar eclipse above St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Supermoon, or perigee moon, is the name given when the full or new moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger. (Alessandro Di Meo/ANSA via AP)

A supermoon passes behind a skyscraper during a lunar eclipse in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. The supermoon, or perigee moon, occurs when the full moon comes closest to the Earth making it appear bigger, both events have made a twin appearance first time since 1982, and they won't again until 2033. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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A super moon pasts behind a statue of the Virgin Mary and the Child at Notre Dame de La Garde basilica, before a total lunar eclipse, in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Sept.28, 2015. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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