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Birds sit on the Santa Monica Pier roller coaster track as the full or perigee moon, also known as a "supermoon", sets over the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, California, August 11, 2014. The "supermoon" was the largest and closest full moon of the year. It is 14 percent closer and 30 percent brighter than other full moons of the year, according to NASA. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck

The full moon, nicknamed "the supermoon", rises over Belgrade on August 10, 2014. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

A supermoon rises behind the light on top of the Luxor Hotel and Casino on August 10, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the second supermoon or perigee moon as it is also known of the summer, the moon appears 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger than normal. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP

A supermoon rises above the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial on August 10, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia. Tonight's supermoon, or perigee moon referring to its closest point to earth, is the second one of the summer. According to NASA, the moon appears 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger than normal. Another supermoon will appear September 9. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP.

This picture provided by NASA shows full moon or supermoon is seen over the The Peace Monument on the grounds of the United States Capitol August 10, 2014, in Washington. A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full. AFP PHOTO/NASA/Bill Ingalls

People watch as the moon rises on the night of the supermoon on August 10, 2014 in Miami Beach, Florida. In the second supermoon or perigee moon as it is also known of the summer, the moon appears 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger than normal. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP

A supermoon rises over a house on August 10, 2014 in Spencer, New York. In the second supermoon or perigee moon as it is also known of the summer, the moon appears 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger than normal. Justin Heiman/Getty Images/AFP

The full moon, nicknamed "the supermoon", rises at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 10, 2014. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA

The full moon, nicknamed "the supermoon", rises over the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil on August 10, 2014. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. AFP PHOTO/EVARISTO SA

The full moon nicknamed "the supermoon" rises over the statue on the Charles Bridge on August 10, 2014 in Prague. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from EarthAFP PHOTO/ MICHAL CIZEK