In photos: The supermoon from Chicago to Israel

Photographer scoured the night sky worldwide to document the unique natural phenomenon taking place when the moon is in its closest proximity to the earth
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Photographers around the world ventured out Wednesday evening and overnight to document a rare phenomenon - the supermoon, which also happens to be a “Blue Moon." According to NASA, the next time two full moons will appear in the same month along with a supermoon will be in March 2037.
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Supermoon as seen in Israel
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Supermoon seen in Rosh HaAyin
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Supermoon in Capetown, South Africa
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Supermoon in Brazil
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Supermoon in Cuba
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Supermoon against tower in Liverpool
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Supermoon in the Dominican Republic
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Supermoon in Bolivia
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Supermoon in Sao Paulo
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Supermoon near Athenes, Greece
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The moon's orbit around Earth is elliptical, and its distance from the Earth varies between 356,000 kilometers to 406,000 kilometers, a change of about 10% in its distance from Earth over the course of the month. Therefore, when the full moon coincides with its closest approach to the Earth, a supermoon occurs.
The occurrence of two full moons in the same month is relatively rare, happening about once every three years or so, with the second full moon known as a Blue Moon. This is not due to its color, however, but because of various traditions stemming from the anomaly of having a second full moon in the same month.
The name is linked to a concept taken from American folklore, saying that a rare event takes place "once in a blue moon."
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