Sky watchers in many countries witnessed one of the greatest sky spectacles of the year Wednesday as a full moon, supermoon and lunar eclipse happened at the same time.
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- The full moon is seen over the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on May 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)
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- A super moon is seen over Nairobi, Kenya on May 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Long Lei)
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- A super moon is seen over Cairo of Egypt on May 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
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- A soldier statue is pictured against a super moon in Ankara, Turkey, on May 26, 2021, (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
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- A man looks at the super moon in Nicosia, Cyprus, on May 26, 2021. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua)
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- A blood moon is seen above the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, on May 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
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- Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)
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- Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, May 26, 2021. (Photo by Zhang Jianyong/Xinhua)
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- A Super Blood Moon is seen from Serpong city of South Tangerang in Indonesia on May 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)
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- Lunar eclipse is seen above Yinchuan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 26, 2021. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
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The moon is seen above the Statue of Liberty in New York, the United States, May 26, 2021.
(Xinhua/Wang Ying)
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