From Brazil To Afghanistan, Stargazers Treated To Rare 'Supermoon' Eclipse
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The "supermoon" rises on September 27, 2015 in Lausanne. For the first time in decades, skygazers are in for the double spectacle Monday of a swollen 'supermoon' bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse. The celestial show, visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, west Asia and the east Pacific, will be the result of the Sun, Earth and a larger-than-life, extra-bright Moon lining up for just over an hour from 0211 GMT. (credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Somerset, England
The supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor on September 28, 2015 in Somerset, England. Tonight's supermoon - so called because it is the closet full moon to the Earth this year - is particularly rare as it coincides with a lunar eclipse, a combination that has not happened since 1982 and won't happen again until 2033. (credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises -- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The supermoon rises above a man riding a stand-up paddle board off Copacabana Beach on September 27, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Tonight's supermoon - so called because it is the closest full moon to the Earth this year - is particularly rare as it will coincide with a lunar eclipse. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
In this picture taken on September 27, 2015, Afghan youths take photographs with their phones on the Wazir Akbar Khan hill top in Kabul, as a "supermoon" rises behind them. For the first time in decades, skygazers are in for the double spectacle on September 28 of a swollen "supermoon" bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse. The celestial show, visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, west Asia and the east Pacific, will be the result of the Sun, Earth and a larger-than-life, extra-bright Moon lining up for just over an hour from 0211 GMT. AFP PHOTO / Wakil Kohsar (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo of supermoon from September 27, 2015, (credit: /AFP Photo/Wakil Kohsar/Getty Images)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California
The “supermoon” rises in Aliso Viego, California on September 27, 2015. (credit: Dave Turner/CBS)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California
The “supermoon” rises in Aliso Viego, California on September 27, 2015. (credit: Dave Turner/CBS)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California
The “supermoon” rises in Aliso Viego, California on September 27, 2015. (credit: Dave Turner/CBS)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California
The “supermoon” rises in Aliso Viego, California on September 27, 2015. (credit: Dave Turner/CBS)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California
The “supermoon” rises in Aliso Viego, California on September 27, 2015. (credit: Dave Turner/CBS)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California
The “supermoon” rises in Aliso Viego, California on September 27, 2015. (credit: Dave Turner/CBS)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California
The “supermoon” rises in Aliso Viego, California on September 27, 2015. (credit: Dave Turner/CBS)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California
Photo from September 27, 2015. (credit: Dave Turner/CBS)
Rare ‘Supermoon’ Eclipse Rises – Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California
The “supermoon” rises in Aliso Viego, California on September 27, 2015. (credit: Dave Turner/CBS)
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