Skygazers around the world gathered Sunday night to watch a stunning “supermoon” rise.
The full moon in December is also known as the cold moon.
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Supermoons happen when the moon is at its closest to Earth, therefore appearing larger and brighter in the sky.
There have been two other supermoons in 2017 — the first was back in January, and another happened just last month.
A multiple-exposure image shows a supermoon near the Buddha statue in Yangon, Myanmar.
A supermoon rises in front of a replica of the Statue of Liberty sitting atop the Liberty Building in downtown Buffalo, N.Y.
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The supermoon is seen above Batam Island in Indonesia.
A 10-foot long remote-controlled flying Santa makes a test flight past a setting supermoon over the ocean in Carlsbad, Calif.
An aircraft taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is seen passing in front of a supermoon as it rises over Washington, D.C.
A supermoon is seen rising above the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
— With files from Reuters
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