23 spectacular photos of the largest supermoon in 70 years

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The Earth and the moon are in the midst of quite the rendezvous right now.

The moon is currently taking the form of the biggest supermoon we've seen in 70 years, lighting up skies around the world. A supermoon is when a moon is in its full phase and at its closest point to Earth during its orbit at the same time. This present, notable occurrence happened last night and will continue through tonight.

Naturally, photographers (both professional and amateur) are eating up the opportunity to capture the huge full moon in all its bright and colorful glory.


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Here are 23 of the most captivating photos of November 2016's supermoon, captured from Beijing, Kansas, Kolkata, New York, Kazakhstan, Myanmar and more.

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REDONDO BEACH, CA - NOVEMBER 14: The moon sets behind people fishing on a pier during its closest orbit to the Earth since 1948 on November 14, 2016 in Redondo Beach, California. The so-called supermoon appears up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter as it comes about 22,000 miles closer to the Earth than average, though to the casual observer, the increase appears slight. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images
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BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN - NOVEMBER 14: In this handout provided by NASA, The supermoon, is seen rising behind the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad on November 14, 2016 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the morning of November 18 (Kazakh time.) All three will spend approximately six months on the orbital complex. A supermoon occurs when the moon's orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth. Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images
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If you want to take another look tonight, here are Mashable's tips for capturing a photo of the supermoon with your smartphone.

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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