In Pictures: Dazzling Supermoon Rises Above Britain

In Pictures: Dazzling Supermoon Rises Above Britain
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Skygazers enjoyed magical views as a dazzling supermoon rose across Britain.

December’s full moon, traditionally known as the Cold Moon, appears bigger and brighter in the sky as it sits closer than average to Earth.

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The last supermoon of 2017 sets over Whitley Bay, Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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December’s full moon is traditionally known as the Cold Moon (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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The winter supermoon rises over the lighthouse at South Shields (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty Building in Buffalo, New York state (Julio Cortez/AP)

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The weathervane on Cullercoats Clock Tower in North Tyneside (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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The moon rises behind the Uppatasanti Pagoda seen from Naypyitaw in Burma (Aung Shine Oo/AP)

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The first supermoon of the year was visible on January 12 and the second was on November 3 (Danny Lawson/PA)

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The moon over Huddersfield in Yorkshire on a frosty morning (Danny Lawson/PA)

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The moon rises over a building in Netanya, Israel (Ariel Schalit/AP)