Skywatcher Tim McCord of Entiat, Washington caught this amazing view of the March 19, 2011 full moon - called a supermoon because the moon was at perigee, the closest point to Earth in its orbit - using a camera-equipped telescope.
The full moon of March 19, 2011 - a so-called supermoon - rises over the villiage of Brill in the U.K. as seen by skywatcher Ian Griffin.
Skywatcher Tony Hoffman in New York City snapped this montage of photos as a plane crosses the disk of the full moon on March 19, 2011 during a so-called "supermoon."
What appears to be an enormous full moon begins to rise over Grand Rapids, Michigan in this amazing photo from skywatcher Susan Wagener taken on March 19, 2011.
The "supermoon" full moon of March 19, 2011 shines over the lights of New York City (left) and Newark, NJ as seen from a hilltop in West Orange, NJ.
The full moon of March 19, 2011 hangs low over Grand Rapids, Michigan in this photo taken by skywatcher Susan Wagener.
The "supermoon" of March 19, 2011 as it appeared to skywatcher Sajjad Fazel of Manipal, India during the biggest full moon of the year.
Skywatcher Peg Yates caught this view of the full moon of March 19, 2011 rising over the Potomac River from the northern neck of Virginia.
Skywatcher Peg Yates caught this view of the full moon of March 19, 2011 rising over the Potomac River from the northern neck of Virginia.
The full moon of March 2011, as it appeared to skywatcher Dmtriy S. Benbau in Ekaterinburg, Russia March 19 during a so-called "supermoon."
The full moon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, March 19, 2011, in Washington. The full moon tonight is called a super perigee moon since it is at its closest to Earth in 2011. The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March 1993.
Learn what makes a big full moon a true 'supermoon' in this SPACE.com infographic.
A look at full moon of March 19, 2011 over Grand Rapids, Michigan in this photo taken by skywatcher Susan Wagener.
Photographer Sandy Adams snapped this great view of the "supermoon" full moon of March 19, 2011 rising over Washington, D.C.
Photographer Sandy Adams snapped this great view of the "supermoon" full moon of March 19, 2011 over Washington, D.C.
In Amman, Jordan, skywatcher Ahlam Zayed snapped this photo of the March 19 full moon, the so-called "supermoon" of 2011.
This view of the "supermoon" full moon of March 19, 2011 was taken by skywatcher Abbe Arenson of Sanford, Fla.
The supermoon full moon of March 19, 2011 rises over the city of Hermosillo, Sonora in Mexico in this photo taken by skywatcher Omar Mendoza.
Photographer John Bellm snapped this view of the full moon rising north of Carolina Beach, NC on the Intracoastal Waterway on March 19, 2011 during a supermoon event - while th emoon was at perigee, its closest to Earth in more than 18 years.
Skywatcher Phillip Jones took this photo of the full moon on March 19, 2011 from Frisco, Texas.
Skywatcher Khartini Musbi caught a stunning ring around the full moon - an atmospheric effect - while moon watching from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah in Malaysia during the March 19, 2011 supermoon.
The full moon rises behind some trees in this photo taken by skywatcher Brad Ervin in Bruswick, Georgia on March 19, 2011, when the moon was closer to Earth than it had been in 18 years.
Astronaut Paolo Nespoli took this image of the moon aboard the International Space Station on March 20, 2011, and wrote, "#Supermoon was spectacular from here!"
Astronaut Paolo Nespoli took this photo of the "supermoon" aboard the International Space Station on March 20, 2011.
This panoramic photograph captures the so-called "supermoon" as seen from Cerro Paranal in Chile, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), rising at the same time the sun sets to the left over the Pacific Ocean.
