Supermoon lights up

The "supermoon" rises over the Renkert Building in Canton, Ohio. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night, May 5 as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual. (AP)

The "supermoon" rises near an apartment block in Bucharest. (REUTERS)

A fisherman casts a line from a jetty as the moon rises in the Atlantic Ocean, near Bal Harbour, Fla. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. The moon will come within about 221,802 miles (357,000 kilometers) from Earth. That's about 15,300 miles (24,600 kilometers) closer than average. (AP)

The full moon rises behind Statue of Liberty replica atop of a hotel in Kosovo's capital Pristina. On Saturday, the moon will be a "supermoon" or perigee moon as the moon is at it's closest approach to the earth. (AP)

A full moon rises over office towers in Dubai Media City in Dubai. (REUTERS)

A runner makes his way along a trail on a butte in front of the "supermoon" at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona. A "supermoon" will light up Saturday's night sky, in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. (REUTERS)

The "supermoon" next to the Century Tower at the University of Florida as seen from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. (AP)

The "supermoon" rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, south east of Athens, Greece, while tourists watch. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (AP)
 

The "supermoon" rises over some apartment buildings in Toronto. A "supermoon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. (REUTERS)

The "supermoon" rises behind statues of angels fixed at the St. Isaak's Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia. Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (AP)

A view of the "supermoon" is seen from La Paz, Bolivia. A "supermoon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. (REUTERS)

A "supermoon" is seen behind the minaret of Mohamed Ali mosque, in Islamic Cairo. (REUTERS)

The "supermoon" rises from the top of the Haramoun mountain, as seen from Marjayoun village in south Lebanon. A "supermoon" will light up Saturday's night sky in a once-a-year cosmic show, overshadowing a meteor shower from remnants of Halley's Comet, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Moon will seem especially big and bright since it will reach its closest spot to Earth at the same time it is in its full phase, NASA said. (REUTERS)

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