Sturgeon Moon 2023 seen around the world
The second supermoon of the year was seen in the skies worldwide on Tuesday night, Aug. 1, 2023. The supermoon, called a Sturgeon Moon, saw the moon at its closest point to the Earth, making it look bigger and brighter than normal full moons. Another supermoon is expected at the end of August. The full moon rose above a beer sign at Kauffmann Stadium during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. This is the second of four supermoons to appear in 2023. The moon appears slightly brighter and bigger than normal because it is closer than usual, just 357,530 kilometers (222,159 miles) away. Young football players practice in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday. The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August, with a pair of supermoonons culminating in a rare blue moon.
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The full moon rises beyond a beer sign at Kauffmann Stadium during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The first of two supermoons in August graced the skies on Tuesday. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
A supermoon rises over the West End Tower at Vanderbilt University on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The Sturgeon moon is the second of four supermoons to appear in 2023. (George Walker IV/AP)
With the city of Johannesburg and a rising supermoon in the background, young football players practice in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. The moon appears slightly brighter and bigger than normal because it is closer than usual, just 357,530 kilometers (222,159 miles) away, thus the supermoon label. (Jerome Delay/AP)
The full moon rises behind the Galata tower in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon. (Khalil Hamra/AP)
The sturgeon supermoon is framed by the United States flag as it waves in the wind at the Contra Costa County fire station 86 on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Bay Point, Calif. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
A supermoon is seen behind the figure "Parzival at the lake" at the Ruppiner See in Neuruppin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. (Jens Kalaene/AP)