The full moon is seen above a wind turbine tower under construction near Sieversdorf, in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg, Germany, 10 August 2014. Experts describe the phenomenon as a ’super moon‘. (Bild: PATRICK PLEUL)
The moon is seen in the sky over the village of Klein-Auheim near Hanau August 9, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (Bild: KAI PFAFFENBACH)
A supermoon shines over metro Manila August 11, 2014. (Bild: ROMEO RANOCO)
The supermoon is seen through parts of a high-voltage electric line at the Krasnoyarsk hydro electric power station in Russia’s Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, August 10, 2014. (Bild: ILYA NAYMUSHIN)
A two-headed eagle, the national symbol of Russia, is seen in front of the supermoon as it rises over the towers of Historical Museum in Moscow August 10, 2014. (Bild: MAXIM SHEMETOV)
The supermoon rises over the stars of Moscow’s Kremlin towers in Moscow August 10, 2014. (Bild: MAXIM SHEMETOV)
A supermoon rises behind Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon August 11, 2014. T (Bild: KIM HONG-JI)
A supermoon rises over Tower Bridge in London August 10, 2014. (Bild: PAUL HACKETT)
Sydney resident Virginia Maddock watches the supermoon rise off the Sydney beachside suburb of Wanda, August 10, 2014. (Bild: JASON REED)
A supermoon is pictured behind a tree as it rises, in Brasilia, August 10, 2014. (Bild: UESLEI MARCELINO)
The moon is seen in the background as people ride upside down at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, Wisconsin, August 9, 2014. (Bild: JIM YOUNG)
The supermoon rises behind the cathedral in Mdina, Malta’s ancient capital city, in the centre of the island, August 10, 2014. (Bild: DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI)
The moon appears behind a Spanish fighting bull in Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. (Bild: Manu Fernandez)
Der Mond, ein Tag vor „Supermond“, zeigt sich am Himmel ueber den Daechern von Zuerich, aufgenommen am Samstag, 9. August 2014.
Der Mond, ein Tag vor „Supermond“, zeigt sich am Himmel ueber den Daechern von Zuerich, aufgenommen am Samstag, 9. August 2014.
Der Mond, ein Tag vor „Supermond“, zeigt sich am Himmel ueber den Daechern von Zuerich, aufgenommen am Samstag, 9. August 2014.
Men play on a climbing structure at Riverview Park in Mesa while the moon rises Aug. 9, 2014, a day before the supermoon is to appear. (Bild: Michael Chow)
A dog stands against the perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, in Madrid, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. (Bild: Andres Kudacki)
Fireworks explode in front of the supermoon outside the town of Mosta, celebrating the feast of its patron saint, in central Malta, August 10, 2014. (Bild: DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI)
Unser alter Begleiter hat sich die letzten Tage ein wenig aufgeblasen und passt somit bestens in das allgegenwärtige Sommerloch. Hobby- und Agenturfotografen aus aller Welt durften ihre langen Röhren darauf richten.