Make sure to look 'up' the next few nights. Not only a bigger and brighter moon, but shooting stars! Photo: AFP
A super moon raises over Fiskeback harbor outside of the Gothenburg, Sweden. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons.
Dr Bill Cooke from Nasa's meteoroid environment said: "Lunar glare wipes out the black, velvety backdrop required to see faint meteors, and sharply reduces counts.”
Scientists have said that the appearance of a bigger and brighter moon could mean that some of the fainter comets might be missed.
The supermoon on Sunday night could, however, prove a problem for those who had hoped to see the Perseid meteor shower - one of the most spectacular comet showers you can see from earth.
On July 12, a smaller supermoon produced some spectacular images being published from across the world, while on September 9 another supermoon is due to appear, the last until the September 29, 2015.
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It's not all that unusual to have a supermoon.
If you see the moon close to the horizon it may seem huge, but that's just an illusion caused by its position in the sky.
When it's close and full, it appears bigger and brighter than normal, although in fact the difference can be hard to detect.
The full moons happen when our celestial neighbor is relatively close to Earth. That distance varies because the moon follows an elliptical orbit.
The last supermoon was seen in July, and the next supermoon is expected to be on Sept 9.
Last night’s (Aug 10) supermoon was said to be the most stunning of supermoons of this year.
A 'supermoon' occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear much larger and brighter than usual.
The August full moon, which occurred last night , may have looked a little bigger and brighter than normal.