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Best photos: It was a super supermoon!

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August 11, 2014

August 10 supermoon over Ireland by Damian O'Sullivan. — August 10 supermoon over Ireland by Damian O’Sullivan.

SuperMoon from Sandy Beach,Honolulu Hawaii by Myron Berney — Supermoon on August 10 from Sandy Beach, Honolulu Hawaii by Myron Berney

Super cool super-moonrise composite from Fiona M. Donnelly in Ontario.

August 10 supermoon by Kimberly O'Donoghue. — August 10 supermoon by Kimberly O’Donoghue.

August 10 supermoon above Dalkey Island in Ireland, by Margaret Gray.

August 10 supermoon over Loutraki, Greece by Mellissa Briley.

August 10 supermoon over Apuane Alps, seen from Mount St Nicolao, Italy, by Maranatha.it Photography.

August 10 supermoon at sunset, over Prague, by Raymond Johnston.

Mikael Linder in Brownsville, Texas caught this shot on August 10 from Brownsville, Texas, using a 5-inch reflecting telescope. He wrote, “I like to show everyone that a simple cellphone camera can take quite decent shots!”

“Fly me to the Moon … Supermoon, Boston, 08/10/2014.” © Manish Mamtani Photography

August 10 supermoon over Sea Bright and Barley Point, Rumson, New Jersey by Steve Scanlon Photography.

August 10 supermoon over Madrid, Spain by Annie Lewis.

Supermoon over Billings, Montana by Clayton Andrews. — August 10 supermoon over Billings, Montana by Clayton Andrews.

August 10 supermoon over Lake Ontario by Steve Thamer.

Supermoon from North Carolina by Ken Christison

August 10 supermoon from Hong Kong by Matthew Chin.

August 10 supermoon from Genoa, Italy by Marantha.it Photography.

Supermoon and shipwreck August 10, 2014 by Damian McCudden.

August 10 supermoon from Puerto Rico by Fernando Roquel Torres.

August 10 supermoon over Odessa, Washington by Susan Gies Jensen.

August 10 supermoon in HDR over Sacramento, California by Kevin Malone.

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Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.