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In pictures: Stunning Sturgeon Moon lights up the skies

News imagePETER CZIBORRA/REUTERS The supermoon rises near the Shard skyscraper and St Paul's Cathedral in LondonPETER CZIBORRA/REUTERS
The supermoon rises near the Shard skyscraper and St Paul's Cathedral in London

People around the world have been enjoying the fourth and final supermoon of 2022.

Known as the Sturgeon Moon, it was at its closest point to Earth at 02:36 BST on Friday.

Photographers captured the lunar event alongside stunning landscapes and famous landmarks.

News imageYui Mok/PA Media A plane is seen with the full moon behindYui Mok/PA Media
A plane is seen with the full moon behind, also in London
News imagePeter Byrne/PA Media The moon glows over the Royal Liver Building in LiverpoolPeter Byrne/PA Media
The moon glows over the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool
News imageMartin Dalton/Shutterstock The full Sturgeon supermoon rises behind the Dovercourt Lower Lighthouse in EssexMartin Dalton/Shutterstock
The Dovercourt Lower Lighthouse in Essex with the supermoon rising behind
News imageFinnbarr Webster/Getty Images The August full moon rises behind the ferris wheel at Bristol International Balloon FiestaFinnbarr Webster/Getty Images
People on the ferris wheel at the International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol with the moon glowing behind
News imageValerie GACHE/AFP The moon rises above the statue of the Ancient Greek god Poseidon in Ancient Corinth near Athens, GreeceValerie GACHE/AFP
The moon rises above the statue of the Ancient Greek god Poseidon in Ancient Corinth near Athens
News imageORESTIS PANAGIOTOU/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The moon rises over Cape Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon, east of AthensORESTIS PANAGIOTOU/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
The moon rises over Cape Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon, east of Athens
News imageHakan Akgun/dia images via Getty Images The supermoon behind the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, TurkeyHakan Akgun/dia images via Getty Images
Here the moon sinks behind the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul
News imageJane Barlow/PA Media The moon shines behind Edinburgh Castle during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo fireworks displayJane Barlow/PA Media
The moon shines behind Edinburgh Castle during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo fireworks display
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News imageTayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The supermoon rises over Lower Manhattan, New York CityTayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The last supermoon of the year rises over Lower Manhattan, New York
News imageAdnan Farzat/NurPhoto via Getty Images Full moon rises in the sky next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, FranceAdnan Farzat/NurPhoto via Getty Images
One observer captures the event near the Eiffel Tower in Paris
News imageALI HAIDER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The moon rises in the sky behind world's tallest building of Burj Khalifa in DubaiALI HAIDER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
The moon rises in the sky behind world's tallest building of Burj Khalifa in Dubai
News imageNOUREDDINE AHMED/Shutterstock The moon shines over Hay El Hidhab, Benarous, TunisiaNOUREDDINE AHMED/Shutterstock
The moon shines over Hay El Hidhab, Benarous, Tunisia

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