Photos: Supermoon dominates night sky

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Photos: Supermoon dominates night sky

The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons.

In this picture made available Sunday, July 13, 2014 the full moon rises above the castle of Somoskoujfalu, 123 kms northeast of Budapest, Hungary, late Saturday, July 12,2014. This phenomenon, is also called supermoon as the celestial body comes the closest to Earth therefore it seems brighter and bigger than an average full moon (AP Photo/MTI,Peter Komka)

A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises beyond flags at Kauffman Stadium during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A supermoon, rises in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Shingle Springs, Calif., Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

A plane flies pasts a supermoon as a palm tree grows in the foreground during a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium, Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A supermoon rises behind fans during a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium, Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A perigee moon, known as a supermoon appears above the Bulgarian-Romanian border in Giurgiu, Romania, Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A supermoon rises over the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore, Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Mike Zacchino)

A palm tree is silhouetted against a supermoon in Whittier, Calif., Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

A perigee moon also known as a supermoon, rises behind figurines on a Chinese pavilion in Beijing, China, Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises above a Chinese pavilion in Beijing, China, Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A supermoon rises above Dojran Lake in southeastern Macedonia on Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon in its elliptical orbit is relatively close to Earth and seen from the Earth near the horizon, appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

A supermoon rises behind a tree in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

A supermoon rises over Jerusalem's Old City and the Dome of the Rock Saturday, July 12, 2014. A supermoon is an occurrence when a full moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, appears to sit on top of a big traditional Ramadan lantern that decorated a building in Beirut, Lebanon. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, is seen under a traditional Ramadan lantern that decorates a building in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, is framed by a crescent of the dome of the grand Faisal mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, over the grand Faisal mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. The phenomenon occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, looks over a crescent of a minaret of grand Faisal mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday, July 12, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

The moon shines early on Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Olathe, Kan., as it nears its closest point to the Earth, called perigee. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT)

One day before a "supermoon, " a commercial airliner crosses the waxing gibbous moon on its final approach to Los Angeles Airport as viewed from Whittier, Calif., Friday, July 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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In this picture made available Sunday, July 13, 2014 the full moon rises above the castle of Somoskoujfalu, 123 kms northeast of Budapest, Hungary, late Saturday, July 12,2014. This phenomenon, is also called supermoon as the celestial body comes the closest to Earth therefore it seems brighter and bigger than an average full moon (AP Photo/MTI,Peter Komka)

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