The biggest and brightest supermoon of the year brightened the skies on Tuesday.

The super snow moon is the second of three supermoon events in the first three months of the year -- a packed lunar calendar for 2019, which marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the mission that took the first humans to the moon.

It made the moon appear unusually large when it rose and set, and -- like most lunar events -- it drew stargazers around the world outside.

Cable cars are silhouetted against the backdrop of the supermoon in Greenwich, London, on February 19.
Cable cars are silhouetted against the backdrop of the supermoon in Greenwich, London, on February 19.
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Indian construction laborers work at a building site in Kolkata as super snow moon rises on February 19. Supermoon is a term used when a full moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth.
Indian construction laborers work at a building site in Kolkata as super snow moon rises on February 19. Supermoon is a term used when a full moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth.
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A supermoon is seen behind a mosque in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
A supermoon is seen behind a mosque in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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The supermoon in the sky over Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, February 19.
The supermoon in the sky over Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, February 19.
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The super snow moon rises behind One World Trade Center in New York City on February 19.
The super snow moon rises behind One World Trade Center in New York City on February 19.
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A passenger jet is silhouetted against the rising full moon as it takes off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona.
A passenger jet is silhouetted against the rising full moon as it takes off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona.
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The moon rises over the Parthenon on the ancient Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece. Tuesday's supermoon appeared brighter and bigger than other full moons because it is close to its perigee, which is the closest point in its orbit to Earth.
The moon rises over the Parthenon on the ancient Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece. Tuesday's supermoon appeared brighter and bigger than other full moons because it is close to its perigee, which is the closest point in its orbit to Earth.
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The supermoon over Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in Galicia, Spain, February 19.
The supermoon over Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in Galicia, Spain, February 19.
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A super snow moon rises as people visit the Areios Pagos hill at the archaeological site of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
A super snow moon rises as people visit the Areios Pagos hill at the archaeological site of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
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A full moon sets near Whitley Bay in the United Kingdom on February 19 as the sun begins to rise.
A full moon sets near Whitley Bay in the United Kingdom on February 19 as the sun begins to rise.
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