A Supermoon is described as being the coincidence of a full or new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit.
This results in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.
Yesterday's supermoon was the second, and biggest, of a trio of supermoons to appear this summer.
The first appeared on 12th July and the 3rd will be visable in our skies on 9th September, the last until the 29th September 2015.
Here are just a few of the amazing pictures that were taken and posted on Twitter.
Credit: Twitter/Gemma Carew (@Gemasha)
Oldcastle, Meath! pic.twitter.com/qjrvcS0D2H
— Gemma Carew (@Gemasha) August 10, 2014
Credit: Twitter/Dan Martland
@itvnews tonight's #supermoon over NYC by ITN cameraman Dan Martland pic.twitter.com/IG88SRHO65
— Dan Martland (@DanTVusa) August 11, 2014
Credit: Twitter/NASA
Tonight: #Supermoon! 14% closer to Earth & 30% brighter than other full moons. http://t.co/LkqAQvRsjJ pic.twitter.com/LJYm8EBY0c
— NASA (@NASA) August 10, 2014
Credit: Twitter/Oleg Artemyev
Полнолуние Закат Луны на #МКС ещё Ñм. блог (Supermoon Moonset #ISS more in blog) #BlueDot http://t.co/Wg9098bHIF pic.twitter.com/PIk5zZRRJR
— Oleg Artemyev (@OlegMKS) August 10, 2014
Credit: Twitter/TiceLedbetter
Super Moon taken behind USD campus! #supermoon pic.twitter.com/rsmMrBVfuv
— TiceLedbetter (@TiceLedbetter) August 11, 2014
Credit: Twitter/NASA
Watch the skies tonight for a #supermoon: 14% closer & 30% brighter than other full moons. http://t.co/GnuRamoFTC pic.twitter.com/wvK9MHHnR1
— NASA (@NASA) August 10, 2014
Credit: Twitter/Ulrich J v Vuuren
Wow, what an incredibly beautiful Super Moon over South Africa 6am this morning! pic.twitter.com/SChQF0fEHd
— Ulrich J v Vuuren (@UlrichJvV) August 11, 2014
Credit: Twitter/Inga Sarda-Sorensen
Stunning #supermoon tonight in #NYC. #fullmoon #moon pic.twitter.com/D6xl4R8ES6
— Inga Sarda-Sorensen (@isardasorensen) August 11, 2014
Credit: Twitter/Observing Space
#Supermoon rising behind Glastonbury Tor | Credit: L. Culliford https://t.co/SuA006bGLn #moon #somerset pic.twitter.com/4NGgkwmKyr
— Observing Space (@ObservingSpace) August 11, 2014
Credit: Twitter/NASA Kennedy
Don't forget to catch tonight's #Supermoon. Tips on best time to head outside via @NatGeo http://t.co/5MlviPJGQ0 pic.twitter.com/OMis7UHS89
— NASA Kennedy / KSC (@NASAKennedy) August 10, 2014
Credit: Twitter/Henry Belot
This supermoon photo was sent to us by Fadli Rozi. It was taken on Urumbi Hill in Kambah. That's his wife in the shot pic.twitter.com/dYRsGopA6Y
— Henry Belot (@Henry_Belot) August 10, 2014
