Strawberry Moon 2022: Supermoon lights up the night sky around the world – in pictures | World News

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The full moon in June, seen as the last full moon of spring before the summer solstice, is traditionally known as the strawberry moon.

This year, sky watchers were treated to a super strawberry moon on Tuesday night as the celestial body neared its closest approach to Earth and appeared bigger and brighter than usual.

From the Statue of Liberty to ancient ruins in Greece, here are some of the best photographs of the strawberry moon lighting up the night sky around the world.

The Strawberry Supermoon rises in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York, late Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
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The Statue of Liberty’s headwear got a glow-up
A full moon known as the "Strawberry Moon" rises behind the 17th century Santa Marija Tower on Comino island in the Maltese archipelago, Malta June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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The strawberry moon glows behind the 17th century Santa Marija Tower in Malta
The full moon, also known as the Supermoon or Strawberry Moon, rises behind a statue in Rome, Italy, June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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A statue in Rome was bathed in light
A full moon known as the "Strawberry Moon" rises behind the skyline of Frankfurt, Germany, June 14, 2022.  REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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Skyscrapers in the German city of Frankfurt appeared to be dwarfed by the moon
A southwest airline commercial aircraft approaches to land as a strawberry super moon rises behind the California Tower, at Balboa Park in San Diego, California , U.S., June 14, 2022.    REUTERS/Mike Blake
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A plane comes in to land in San Diego, California
A full moon known as the "Strawberry Moon" rises behind the old town district, in Dresden, Germany, June 14, 2022. Picture taken June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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The old town district of Dresden in Germany
A full moon known as the "Strawberry Moon" rises behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
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The Temple of Poseidon near Athens
A supermoon rises behind sculpture of Tomislav of Croatia, the first Croatian king, in downtown Zagreb, Croatia, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The moon reached its full stage on Tuesday, during a phenomenon known as a supermoon because of its proximity to Earth, and it is also labeled as the "Strawberry Moon" because it is the full moon at strawberry harvest time. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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The moon appears as a guiding light to a statue of Tomislav, the first Croatian king, in Zagreb
A supermoon rises above the skyline of downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The moon reached its full stage on Tuesday, during a phenomenon known as a supermoon because of its proximity to Earth, and it is also labeled as the "Strawberry Moon" because it is the full moon at strawberry harvest time. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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The bright lights of Los Angeles had nothing on the moon
A full moon rises behind the Boston Light, late Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Winthrop, Mass. The moon reached its full stage Tuesday, during a phenomenon known as a supermoon because of its proximity to Earth, and it is also labeled as the "Strawberry Moon" because it is the full moon at strawberry harvest time. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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The Boston Light in Winthrop, Massachusetts, was dramatically outshone
The first Supermoon of the year the Strawberry moon rises over Liverpool, Merseyside.
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The strawberry moon rises over Liverpool
A supermoon rises behind the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The moon reached its full stage on Tuesday, during a phenomenon known as a supermoon because of its proximity to Earth, and it is also labeled as the "Strawberry Moon" because it is the full moon at strawberry harvest time.  
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The Galata Tower in the Turkish capital of Istanbul glowed beneath the moon

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