Amazing pictures of "super" moon... the nearest it has been to Earth for 20 years
Revellers stand beside St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, watching the moon as it is at its closest point to Earth for two decades
Amazing pictures of "super" moon... the nearest it has been to Earth for 20 years
19th March 2011
Look to the skies tonight and you might just notice something different. For the first time since 1992, a 'super moon' is shining down on us. That means it is brighter and closer to Earth than unusual. Here, we present a gallery of lunar snaps to celebrate the rare phenomenon...
The moon, seen from Terminal 3 of Manchester Airport, rises from behind the hills of the Peak District
The moon is seen behind the top of the radio and television tower 'Funkturm' in Berlin
The moon as seen from the end of Worthing Pier in Sussex, looking east towards Beachy Head
A view of the full perigee moon (which means it
is at its closest point to Earth) in the backdrop of a minaret of a
mosque, over Karachi city, Pakistan (first photo above); A seagull flies in front of a
full perigee moon in Yangon, Myanmar (second photo)
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