Last 'supermoon' of the summer captivates spectators

Last ‘supermoon’ of the summer captivates spectators

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The moon rises with an orange glow as people watch from a rock cliff at Bondi Beach in Sydney. The supermoon, known to scientists as a perigee moon, occurs when Earth’s neighbor appears at its largest and brightest compared with other full moons. (Rick Rycroft / Associated Press)

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A spectator shoots a photo of the supermoon with his cellphone camera from the top of Skinner Butte in Eugene, Ore. (Chris Pietsch / Associated Press)

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The moon rises over Lake Ontario as people walk along the shore in Kingston, Canada. (Lars Hagberg / Associated Press)

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The full moon silhouettes the statue of the Virgin Mary on top of the University of Notre Dame’s golden dome in South Bend, Ind. (Robert Franklin / Associated Press)

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The moon rises over a downtown office building in Springfield, Ill. (Seth Perlman / Associated Press)

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The full moon is seen behind a cross on a church in Minsk, Belarus (Maxim Malinovsky / AFP/Getty Images)

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The moon is glimpsed through the London Eye ferris wheel over Whitehall in London. (Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images)

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A couple sits on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River as the moon rises in the distance. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press)

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The moon rises behind the Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Dmitry Lovetsky / Associated Press)

By A Times Staff Writer

Sept. 8, 2014 9:53 PM PT

Monday evening's full Harvest moon and third "supermoon" of the summer had people all over the planet looking up and into their cameras as they tried to get the perfect shot.

A "supermoon" occurs when the moon turns full during its perigee – when it’s the closest to the Earth during its orbit.

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