The so-called "Supermoon" made its final appearance of 2014 on Monday, September 8.
Supermoons occur when the moon is full and makes it closest approach to Earth in its orbit, making it appear dramatically larger and brighter than usual. This recent event was the third supermoon of the summer, with the previous events occurring on July 12 and August 10.
The September 8 supermoon is also known as the Harvest Moon because of its proximity to the autumn equinox. It was a sight to behold around the globe. Here are some of the best images of the event from around Twitter.
Miss the last #supermoon of 2014 yesterday? Here it is over #Arizona: https://t.co/npJyWpF1lK pic.twitter.com/nTFOrUbCjB
— azcentral (@azcentral) September 9, 2014
Love this supermoon shot. Change is in the air! #hippietweet MT @barrybutler9 #Chicago, Sailing & Supermoon pic.twitter.com/ZJsflFhPlN — DNAinfo.com Chicago (@DNAinfoCHI) September 9, 2014
#Supermoon over Hyogo, #Japan. Taken by Daisuke Tomiyasu on Sept 9. https://t.co/CYSOkeSahU pic.twitter.com/gWAbyezPSh — Epic Cosmos (@EpicCosmos) September 9, 2014
One more view of last night's Full Harvest Moon over Lake Superior as seen from #Duluth. #supermoon pic.twitter.com/LCTqU8zEAH — Andrew Krueger (@akpix) September 9, 2014
Saying goodbye to the #supermoon this morning from Marquette's Gesu steeple. #marquette pic.twitter.com/PFVPkCZlEf — Mike De Sisti (@mdesisti) September 9, 2014
STUNNING #supermoon photo from Raymond Gobernatz in Palmya, Tennessee pic.twitter.com/iy7LL7WEBV
— 10 News (@WTSP10News) September 9, 2014
