10 of the best pictures of the supermoon lunar eclipse from around the world

In the early hours of Monday 27 September 2015, the world looked up to the skies to witness a full lunar eclipse coinciding with a supermoon - a celestial event that won't happen again until 2033.

Published: September 27, 2015 at 11:00 pm

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The supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor in Somerset

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An astronomer stargazes ahead of the eclipse in Brighton

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A perigee full moon is seen behind the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.

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An man is illuminated by the light from his phone while taking a selfie on the top of the Wazir Akbar Khan hill in Kabul

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BRAZIL: The supermoon rises above people off Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro.

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The supermoon is seen from the Mediterranean coastal city of Netanya, Israel.

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FRANCE: The perigee full moon, or supermoon is seen next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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USA: An eclipsed supermoon in Los Angeles, California.

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A composite image of the supermoon as it passes through the many stages of eclipse.

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GERMANY: The supermoon shines behind Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

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