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Stunning Views as 'Supermoon' Orbits Closest to Earth Since 1948

The "supermoon" experienced today is extra special as it is the closest full moon to Earth since 1948 and there won't be another until 2034.

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The moon rises over the Arch in St. Louis, as seen from the Compton Hill Water Tower, Nov. 13.

—David Carson / AP
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The supermoon sets behind the CN tower in Toronto.

—Frank Gunn / AP
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The 'supermoon' rises behind the Propylaea above the Ancient Acropolis hill in Athens.

—ARIS MESSINIS / AFP - Getty Images
Image: The moon rises near Glastonbury Tor a day before the \"supermoon\" spectacle, in Glastonbury

The moon rises near Glastonbury Tor a day before the "supermoon" spectacle, in Glastonbury, Britain Nov. 13.

—REBECCA NADEN / Reuters
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A man stands on a balcony of a building of Madrid as the moon rises in background, on Nov. 13.

—GERARD JULIEN / AFP - Getty Images
Image: A Free Syrian army fighter sits on a pick-up truck mounted with a weapon, as the supermoon partly covered by clouds is seen in the background, in the west of the rebel-held town of Dael

A Free Syrian army fighter sits on a pick-up truck mounted with a weapon, as the partly covered "supermoon" is seen in the background, in the west of the rebel-held town of Dael, in Deraa Governorate, Syria.

—ALAA AL-FAQIR / Reuters
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The "supermoon" is seen behind the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft set on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

—KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP - Getty Images
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A "supermoon" rises over the Rome's skyline.

—Alessandro Di meo / AP
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The moon rises beyond flags atop Fraser Hall on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Kan., on Nov. 13, 2016.

Skygazers headed to high-rise buildings, ancient forts and beaches to witness the closest "supermoon" since 1948, at a distance of 221,524 miles creating what NASA described as "an extra-supermoon."

—Orlin Wagner / AP
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A Southwest Airlines Flight arrives in San Diego as the \"supermoon\" rises on Nov. 13.
—John Gastaldo / Zuma Press
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People watch as a \"supermoon\" rises beyond a ferris wheel in Hong Kong on Nov. 14.
—ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP - Getty Images
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The moon rises over the White House in Washington on Nov. 13.
—YURI GRIPAS / AFP - Getty Images
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The moon rises behind the castle of Almodovar in Cordoba, southern Spain, on Nov. 13.
—Miguel Morenatti / AP
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A commercial jet flies in front of the moon as it approaches Heathrow airport in west London on Nov. 13.
—ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP - Getty Images
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Visitors enjoy an unobstructed view of the spectacle as it ascends over the Lake Michigan shoreline in Milwaukee, Wis., on Nov. 13.
—John Hart / AP
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The moon rises over Frankfurt, Germany on Nov. 14.
—FRANK RUMPENHORST / EPA
Image: Viktoria with her laurel wreath against the full moon in Berlin

The figure of Viktoria with her laurel wreath on the victory column stands out against the full moon in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 13.
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Image: A full moon rises behind a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin on the eve of the \"supermoon\" spectacle, Baikonur

The moon rises behind a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Nov. 13.

Video: Watch Supermoon Light Up the Night Sky

—SHAMIL ZHUMATOV / Reuters
Image: Supermoon in Hungary

The "supermoon" shines in the sky above the town of Nagykanizsa, 208 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary.

—Gyorgy Varga / EPA
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