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The full harvest supermoon shone brightly in the night sky Tuesday evening. A partial lunar eclipse, with a “bite” taken from the moon, was also visible.

A partial eclipse of the supermoon was visible across the East of England on Tuesday night. This month's full moon, known as the Harvest moon, is the second of four supermoons expected this year. Full supermoons occur when the orbit of the moon is at "perigee" - the closest point to Earth in its orbit - which makes the Moon appear bigger and brighter in the night sky.

We’ve loved seeing your amazing photos of a rare natural phenomenon earlier this week. The harvest supermoon rose on Tuesday evening (September 17), so called because they usually happen at around harvest time in mid September.

On Tuesday evening, stargazers in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa were treated to three celestial events taking place at the same time: the harvest moon, a blood moon, and a supermoon.