The largest, brightest supermoon of 2020 rose in the night sky on Tuesday over hushed cities, stilled factories and countries in lockdown due to the novel coronavirus that has killed tens of thousands worldwide.
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If the moon is within 10% of its closest distance to the earth at the moment of full moon, it is considered to be a supermoon, according the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
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April's full moon will be the closest supermoon of 2020, and it is also known as the 'Pink Moon' after the pink flowers that start to appear in the fields this month in some places.
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The Pink Supermoon rises over Coombe Hill in the Chilterns in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, near Dunsmore, Britain.
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The Supermoon rises behind the Empire State Building.
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A supermoon rises behind the campanile on the University of Kansas campus In Lawrence, Kansas.
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The supermoon rises behind a downtown office building in Kansas City.
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The Pink Supermoon, the biggest Supermoon of 2020, sets in Liepupe, Latvia.
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The Pink Supermoon is seen in Minsk, Belarus.
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The Pink Supermoon rises by the Boomerang skyscraper in London.
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The Pink Supermoon is seen behind a flock of birds during moonrise, in Arlington, Virginia, US.
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The Pink Supermoon behind the cross on a church in downtown Moscow.
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The supermoon rises behind the cross on the Bell tower of the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow, Russia.
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The closest supermoon to the earth, also known as 'pink moon', behind the top of a Stalin-era skyscraper seen in downtown Moscow.
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The Pink Supermoon rises over the Shard skyscraper in London.
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The Pink Supermoon sets behind the giant 'Mother of the Motherland' monument in central Kiev, Ukraine.
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The Pink Supermoon rises next to Danube Tower (Donauturm) in an astronomical event that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual, in Vienna, Austria.
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The Pink Supermoon rises between the two towers of Notre Dame Cathedral.
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The Pink Supermoon, the biggest full moon of 2020, is seen behind Palace of Culture and Science, in Warsaw, Poland
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The Pink Supermoon rises behind the Sacre-Coeur du Horn statue depicting the Christ figure during Holly Week in Wolxheim, near Strasbourg, France
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A supermoon rises in the sky at the city of Vina del Mar, Chile.
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