First supermoon of 2015 – in pictures
The sight of a perigee moon happens when the moon is full and makes its closest approach to Earth. The next supermoons will be on 28 September and 27 October
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The moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York
Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Corbis
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A cyclist passes the supermoon in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Photograph: Carlos De Saa/EPA
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A view from Skopje, Macedonia
Photograph: Georgi Licovski/EPA
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A private plane makes its descent into San Diego’s Montgomery Field airport
Photograph: KC Alfred/ZUMA Press/Corbis
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A supermoon rises behind the statue of Portuguese king Jose I in Lisbon’s Comercio Square
Photograph: Armando Franca/AP
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A perigee moon rises over Novogrudok, Belarus
Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP
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Los Angeles, California
Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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Over the Black Sea town of Varna, Bulgaria
Photograph: Impact Press Group/NurPhoto/Corbis
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
Photograph: Ian Middleton/Demotix/Corbis
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The moon shines during a league match between FC Barcelona and Malaga CF at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain
Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images
