Supermoon: your pictures
Skygazers caught a glimpse of the closest "supermoon" to Earth in almost seven decades. DW asked you to send in your best pictures of the astronomical sensation. Here's a small selection. Enjoy.
Bonn, Germany
Monday's "Supermoon," at a distance of 356,509 kilometers (221,524 miles), is the closest one to Earth since 1948. The US space agency, NASA, described the spectacular event, captured here by Fabian Schmidt in Bonn, Germany, as "an extra-supermoon."
Teltow, Germany
Chronic pollution and cloud cover spoiled the fun for many planetary enthusiasts and photographers who flocked to the best viewing spots around the globe. But for Jörg A. Reichel in Teltow, Germany, neither was a problem.
Friedberg, Germany
The moon is at its brightest this week as it heads closer to Earth along its elliptical orbit. This phenomenon will also bring unusually high tides, followed by plunging low tides the morning after. Ralf Bayer took this picture in Friedberg, Germany.
Berlin, Germany
Supermoons are quite common, Pascal Descamps of the Paris Observatory told the Agence France-Presse news agency. There is one every 14 months on average. "But some supermoons are more super than others," says Descamps. And, we couldn't agree more, as photographer Hermann Büchen shows with this snap in the German capital, Berlin.
Bad Wimpfen, Germany
Skywatchers will have to wait until 2034 for the moon to come even closer to Earth. That, too, will be a supermoon. Hopefully it will be as spectacular, if not more so, than Monday's skyshow seen here in Bad Wimpfen.
Southern France
Cloud blanketed much of Europe, making it hard to view the "Supermoon." For photographer Michael Niessen in southern France the moon was not visible on Monday. Luckily Michael took this shot the night before. Stunning.