The first of two supermoons in August graced the skies on Tuesday. Here are some beautiful visuals captured by netizens. (Twitter/@GaryHershorn)
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The supermoon sets behind the Statue of Liberty just before 5am. A supermoon is broadly defined as a full moon that is closer to the Earth than normal. That makes it appear slightly brighter and bigger in the sky. (Twitter/@@DanTVusa)
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The supermoon rises over the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion in Greece. (Twitter/@insiteimage)
Supermoon visible from the skies of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Check out the sky (if you are lucky enough for a clear sky) at 12.01 am on Wednesday to witness the peak of 'sturgeon moon' from India. This phenomenon is nothing but a full moon when the moon is at the closest distance from Earth in its orbit.(Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
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Supermoon seen from West Bengal's Siliguri on Tuesday. It is also a sturgeon moon because during this time in the past, a lot of sturgeon fish were found in the Great Lakes in North America.(AFP)
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025 . (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad. The selection of targets was done based on extensive intelligence, primarily due to Pakistan's changing strategies aimed at concealing terror camps.
