In photos: The rise of the super blue moon spectacle

Aug. 31 | Darwin, Australia

The blue moon rises behind a ferris wheel located at Stokes Hill Wharf.

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Aug. 31 | Istanbul

Cars drive across the July 15 Martyrs Bridge (Bosphorus Bridge) as the blue moon sets.

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Aug. 30 | Madrid

The blue moon rises beyond skyscraper office buildings in the Cuatro Torres business district.

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Aug. 30 | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

A woman takes a picture as the blue moon rises.

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Aug. 30 | Montevideo, Uruguay

The blue moon rises over Montevideo.

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Aug. 30 | Sausalito, Calif.

The blue moon rises over the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge as seen from the Marin headlands.

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Aug. 30 | Cape Sounion, Greece

The super blue moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon.

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Aug. 30 | Rabat, Morocco

The blue moon rises over the city.

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Aug. 30 | Liverpool, England

The blue moon behind the Royal Liver Building.

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Aug. 30 | Ujue, Spain

The blue moon hangs over the village.

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Aug. 30 | Caracas, Venezuela

A statue of South American liberator Simón Bolivar is illuminated by the blue moon.

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Aug. 30 | Havana

The blue moon illuminates the night sky.

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Aug. 30 | Huddersfield, England

The blue moon behind Victoria Tower on Castle Hill.

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Aug. 30 | Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Portugal

The silhouette of a wind turbine in front of the blue moon.

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Aug. 30 | London

A British Airways jet flies by the blue moon while preparing to land at Heathrow Airport.

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Aug. 30 | Nicosia, Cyprus

The blue moon rises above vehicles traveling along a city street.

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Aug. 30 | Kansas City, Mo.

The blue moon rises behind a sign at the Kauffman Stadium during a Kansas City Royals baseball game.

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Aug. 30 | Zaragoza, Spain

A view of the blue moon rises El Pilar Basilica.

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Aug. 30 | Lisbon

A woman takes pictures of the blue moon.

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Aug. 30 | Rosh Haayin, Israel

The blue moon above an ancient fortress in the Migdal Tsedek National Park.

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Aug. 30 | Toronto

The blue moon sets behind the CN Tower.

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Aug. 30 | San Francisco

The blue moon rises behind the San Francisco skyline.

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Aug. 30 | Chicago

A crowd gathers as the blue moon rises over Lake Michigan.

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Aug. 30 | Pornic, France

A blue moon appears over the landscape.

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Aug. 30 | Istanbul

The blue moon rises over the Galata Tower.

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Aug. 30 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

The blue moon rises near the equestrian statue of Damdin Sukhbaatar in Sukhbaatar Square.

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Aug. 30 | Moscow

The super blue moon sets behind a historic building and St. Basil's Cathedral, right, in Red Square.

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Aug. 30 | Ayia Napa, Cyprus

The blue moon rises over the Mediterranean Sea as a boat passes along on Konnos Bay.

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