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Rare Blue Supermoon lights up the sky: See stunning photos

​Istanbul​
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​Istanbul​
A supermoon, known as the Blue Moon and 'Sturgeon Moon,' ascends over the historical Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 19, 2024.
​St. Petersburg (Smolny Cathedral)​
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​St. Petersburg (Smolny Cathedral)​
The supermoon casts a glow over the Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia.
​Paris​
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​Paris​
A supermoon, known as the Blue Moon and 'Sturgeon Moon,' rises majestically over the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
​San Francisco​
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​San Francisco​
A supermoon illuminates the sky over San Francisco, as seen from Marin Headlands in Sausalito, California.
​St. Petersburg (Telegraph Tower)​
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​St. Petersburg (Telegraph Tower)​
The supermoon rises above the gilded bronze sculpture of Russia's state emblem, a two-headed eagle, atop the Telegraph Tower of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
​Jerusalem (Dome of the Rock)​
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​Jerusalem (Dome of the Rock)​
The supermoon ascends behind the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem.
​Singapore​
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​Singapore​
A sturgeon moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises beside the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore.

​London​
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​London​
An aircraft passes in front of the moon, tinged with a red glow from smoke particles carried in the upper atmosphere from North American wildfires, seen from Parliament Hill in London, Britain.
​Copenhagen​
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​Copenhagen​
A supermoon is captured from Kongekajen in Copenhagen.
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