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Spectacular Supermoon Gets 2018 Off To A Heavenly Start

A breathtaking way to begin the year.
Lee Moran
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What a way to welcome 2018!

A spectacular so-called “supermoon” rose high in the sky on New Year’s Day, and stargazers around the world were on hand to snap some truly stunning shots of the celestial display:

It was well worth waiting for the clouds to clear over Greenwich tonight! Here's the Wolf Moon - the first full moon of the year and a #supermoon - captured with a small telescope and processed in high colour for mineral reflectance. #startazing @ROGAstronomers pic.twitter.com/FVzrHddlwm

— Tom Kerss 🎄⛄️🎁 (@tomkerss) January 1, 2018
A passenger plane, with the moon seen behind, makes its final landing approach towards Heathrow Airport in London.
A passenger plane, with the moon seen behind, makes its final landing approach towards Heathrow Airport in London.
Toby Melville / Reuters

The #Supermoon rises over Washington, DC pic.twitter.com/0dHn6Ro6kN

— Chris Duncan (@CTDPIX) January 1, 2018

Perigee Moon. 356565Km from Earth. Taken from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 2154UT 1 January 2018. #supermoon #supermoon2018 #Stormhour #ThePhotoHour pic.twitter.com/uTVQbdkl94

— David Blanchflower BSc (@DavidBflower) January 1, 2018
An airplane passes in front of the moon on its approach to London's Heathrow Airport.
An airplane passes in front of the moon on its approach to London's Heathrow Airport.
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#SuperMoon rising behind @PandLBuilding in downtown @KCMO tonight. @NikonUSA #PhotogLife #IStillCantFeelMyFingers #MoWx pic.twitter.com/b2IN9lAZc0

— Jeff Roberts (@ENGPHOTO) January 2, 2018

Tonight's Supermoon rising over the Lincoln Memorial #Supermoon2018 #WolfMoon #Supermoon #WashingtonDC #LincolnMemorial @capitalweather #ThePhotoHour #StormHour @spann @JimCantore #2018Supermoon pic.twitter.com/AVMmjklvVS

— Dave Lyons (@insiteimage) January 2, 2018
The supermoon rises behind the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City.
The supermoon rises behind the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City.
Gary Hershorn via Getty Images

Supermoon rising behind lower Manhattan in New York City tonight #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc @NYCDailyPics @nyc @NYCityAlerts @OneWTC #supermoon pic.twitter.com/kMhpXHbMY1

— Gary Hershorn (@GaryHershorn) January 2, 2018

Another #supermoon pic from tonight. I kind of blew it with my position. Good news is I can try again on Jan 31. pic.twitter.com/cdgzDUnW3M

— Mike De Sisti (@mdesisti) January 2, 2018

Perigee full Moonrise over a distant farmhouse. Nice way to start 2018. #supermoon https://t.co/xiX1lKWKxU pic.twitter.com/w3b9VXJwVN

— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) January 2, 2018
The first supermoon of the year, as seen appearing in Leominster, England.
The first supermoon of the year, as seen appearing in Leominster, England.
Barcroft Media via Getty Images

So cool to get a #SuperMoon on #NewYearsDay2018! Here's the #supermoon2018 rising behind #Seattle skyline as a Washington state ferry goes by. pic.twitter.com/BkNT7LG95E

— Sigma Sreedharan (@sigmas) January 2, 2018

Glorious #supermoon rises tonight in #NYC to greet the new year. #NewYork #fullmoon #moon #Happy2018 pic.twitter.com/5iU1ZrKuCu

— Inga Sarda-Sorensen (@isardasorensen) January 2, 2018

From tonight in Seattle - the first #fullmoon #supermoon of 2018 and it was AWESOME! pic.twitter.com/s2M4EJjiEc

— Tim Durkan (@timdurkan) January 2, 2018
The supermoon rises over a mosque in the Dubai Marina.
The supermoon rises over a mosque in the Dubai Marina.
GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images

New Year's #SuperMoon rising over the icy Missouri River pic.twitter.com/sMzSCUt1XL

— Heather ♿📷📱🔭🦕🦖 (@MissJupiter1957) January 2, 2018

My attempt at the #supermoon #sussex pic.twitter.com/e5iCftr15z

— Nikki Morton (@PittmanNikki) January 1, 2018

Supermoons happen “when a full moon occurs at or near the perigee,” per NASA. “It looks slightly larger and brighter than a typical full moon.”

The next supermoon, which has been dubbed a “super blue blood moon,” will rise on the night of Jan. 31.

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