20 most beautiful photos of the "supermoon" 2013

On the night of June 23, earthlings could observe the "supermoon". The moon was as close as possible to the Earth and looked much larger and brighter than usual. We invite you to enjoy the superlunar beauty from around the world in the pictures from our selection.

(Total 20 photos)

1. Supermoon and street lamp, St. Petersburg (REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk)

2. Supermoon sets next to the Statue of Liberty, New York, USA (AP Photo / Julio Cortez)

3. A supermoon rises over the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Greece. (REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis)

4. The moon in the sky over Cairo, Egypt (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

5. People watch the super moon in Lisbon, Portugal (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

6. Helicopter against the backdrop of a super moon in the sky over New Jersey, USA (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

7. Full moon behind city lights in Tbilisi, Georgia (REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili)

8. Airplane against the backdrop of a super moon in the sky over Singapore (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

9. A giant moon over the Tien Shan mountains and a monument to the 18th century military commander Nauryzbay Batyr in southeast Kazakhstan (REUTERS/Shamil Zhumato)

10. Moon behind tree branches and a marble statue representing history and law, New Jersey. United States (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

11. A supermoon over a bonfire on San Juan Beach, Puerto Rico. (REUTERS/Eloy Alonso)

12. A supermoon rises near the Four Towers business center in Madrid, Spain. (REUTERS/Paul Hann)

13. Tourists look at the rising supermoon from the observation deck in the gardens of Supertrees Grove, Singapore (REUTERS/Tim Chong)

14. Moon over an oil refinery in Norko, Louisiana, USA (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

15. People on paddle boards in the moonlight, Toronto, Canada (REUTERS/Mark Blinch)

16. The minaret of the Ahi Celebi mosque against the backdrop of a super moon, Istanbul, Turkey (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

17. Supermoon rising behind the Washington Monument, USA (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

18. The moon against the background of the Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg (REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk)

19. Supermoon behind the Greek Orthodox monastery of Mar Elias in Jerusalem (REUTERS/Darren Whiteside)

20. Supermoon rising over Table Rock, Idaho, USA (Kyle Green/Idaho StatesmanMCT via Getty Images)