TheSturgeon supermoon is the third and final supermoon of the year.The Sturgeon Moon reached its peak here in the UK at 2:36am on the 12 August 2022.
The interestingly-named supermoon gets its name from the Algonquin tribes of North America. They observed that August’s full Moon coincided with increased numbers of sturgeon in their rivers and lakes. In the UK it was also known as theBarley Moon, Fruit Moon, or Grain Moon.
If you missed the full Moon, or just want to see it again, then take a look at some of our favourite images from around the world in this stunning gallery.
Ancient Corinth, Greece
The Moon rises above the statue of the Ancient Greek god Poseidon in Ancient Corinth, Athens, Greece, on 11 August 2022. Photo by Valerie Gache/AFP/Getty Images
Kosice, Slovakia
The last supermoon of the year sets in the early morning hours above Kosice, Slovakia on 12 August 2022. Photo by Robert Nemeti/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Eindhoven, Netherlands
The Sturgeon full Moon rises over Eindhoven, Netherlands, 11 August 2022. Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Paris, France
The supermoon known as the Sturgeon full Moon rises in the sky next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France on 11 August 2022. Photo by Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto/Getty Images
New York, USA
The Sturgeon supermoon rises over Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA, as a jet passes in front, on 11 August 2022. Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
The full Moon appears over Van, Turkey, on 11 August 2022. Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Clevedon, United Kingdom
The Sturgeon supermoon pictured above the Moon and Sixpence public house on 11 August 2022, in Clevedon, Somerset, United Kingdom. Photo by James Cutmore
The Sturgeon full Moon rises above buildings in the Jordanian capital Amman, on 11 August 2022. Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images
Frankfurt, Germany
The full Moon sets behind apartment houses in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, on12 August 2022. Photo by Michael Probst/AP/Shutterstock
Montevideo, Uruguay
People watch as the Moon rises over the water in Montevideo, Uruguay, 11 August 2022. Photo by Matilde Campodonico/AP/Shutterstock
Ourense, Spain
A view of the last supermoon of the year, known as the Sturgeon Moon, in Ourense, northwestern Spain, early 12 August 2022.Photo by Brais Lorenzo/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Bristol, United Kingdom
The Sturgeon supermoon rises behind the Ferris wheel at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at Ashton Court Estate, Bristol, United Kingdom, on 11 August 2022. From the event's small beginning in 1979, the Fiesta has grown into what has become Europe's largest annual hot air balloon festival. The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is a charity, run by a committee, and remains free of charge to the public. It attracts over 100 hot-air balloons and 500,000 visitors over the four days of the event. Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
James Cutmore is the picture editor of BBC Science Focus Magazine. He has worked on the magazine and website for over a decade, telling compelling science stories through the use of striking imagery. He holds a degree in Fine Art, and has been nominated for the British Society of Magazine Editors Talent Awards, being highly commended in 2020. His main areas of interest include photography that highlights positive technology and the natural world. For many years he was a judge for the Wellcome Trust's image competition, as well as judging for the Royal Photographic Society.
The Sturgeon supermoon shot in Clevedon, UK, 04:27 12 August 2022
