Rare blue supermoon dazzles stargazers around world
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A blue supermoon rises between the Salesforce Tower and the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The full moon rises beyond a sign in the outfield during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Kansas City, Mo. The moon was a rare blue supermoon, named so because it was the second full moon in August, thus the blue label, and it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The blue supermoon sets over the White Mountain National Forest at sunrise, Thursday, Aug. 31, in Carroll County, New Hampshire.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A rare Blue Supermoon rises over Lake Michigan as spectators watch from Chicago's 31st Street beach Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The supermoon, blue moon, rises behind a thick layer of clouds near a statue of the angel Moroni perched atop The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Kensington, Md.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A super moon rises behind Arthur Ashe Stadium at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in New York.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A supermoon rises over Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A supermoon rises over the Colosseum in Rome, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The supermoon rises behind the Chlemoutsi medival castle in Kyllini, Peloponnese, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The supermoon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 45 miles south of Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The supermoon rises over the Mediterranean sea as a boat passes at Konnos bay near Ayia Napa and Protaras on the eastern part of the island of Cyprus, on Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The moon known as blue moon rises behind the small village of Ujue, northern Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People watch a supermoon rise above Lisbon, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Supermoon is seen on the sky as a woman walks on the street, in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Akıncı unmanned aerial craft passing in front of the Supermoon during a demonstration flight on the first day of Teknofest technology and aerospace festival in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The full moon rises beyond the Martyrs statue, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The supermoon rises in the sky over the houses of Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The August Super Blue Moon sets behind a historical building and the St. Basil's Cathedral, right, as people walk in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A peacock sits on a chimney as a nearly full moon rises behind it, in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A supermoon rises over Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, Aug. 31.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A supermoon rises over a headstone at a cemetery in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 31.