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Stargazers in Ireland and abroad marvel at the 'Buck supermoon'

July’s supermoon was the biggest and brightest of the year.

THIS WEEK SAW the biggest and brightest “supermoon” of the year take to the skies, delighting stargazers around the globe.

The July supermoon, known as the Buck moon, appeared 30% brighter and two to three times larger than usual for the past two nights after orbiting closer to Earth than any other full moon for 2022.

The sight was captured by spectators worldwide. Take a look:

THE BRIGHT FULL MOON 1L2A5853 Mizen Peninsula, West Cork. Eamonn Farrell Eamonn Farrell

sheerness-kent-uk-14th-july-2022-uk-weather-the-full-buck-moon-supermoon-seen-above-sheerness-kent-credit-james-bellalamy-live-news Sheerness, Kent, UK. James ball James ball

 

lauder-moor-scottish-borders-uk-13th-july-2022-uk-the-supermoon-on-july-13th-2022-rises-through-low-clouds-as-viewed-from-lauder-moor-in-the-scottish-borders-oscar-wilkinson-stayed-up-late-to-w Lauder Moor, Scottish Borders, UK. Phil Wilkinson Phil Wilkinson

supermoon-milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US. Morry Gash Morry Gash

italy-supermoon Milan, Italy. Luca Bruno Luca Bruno

italy-supermoon The Peace Arch, in Milan, Italy. Luca Bruno Luca Bruno

iraq-supermoon Baghdad, Iraq. Hadi Mizban Hadi Mizban

greece-supermoon Aegio, Greece. Petros Giannakouris Petros Giannakouris

egypt-giza-supermoon Giza, Eygpt. Sui Xiankai Sui Xiankai

china-supermoon-cn Wuhan, China. Xinhua News Agency / PA Images Xinhua News Agency / PA Images / PA Images

iraq-supermoon Baghdad, Iraq. Hadi Mizban Hadi Mizban

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