In pictures: Stunning Sturgeon Moon lights up the skies
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People around the world have been enjoying the fourth and final supermoon of 2022.
Known as the Sturgeon Moon, it was at its closest point to Earth at 02:36 BST on Friday.
Photographers captured the lunar event alongside stunning landscapes and famous landmarks.
![The supermoon rises near the Shard skyscraper and St Paul's Cathedral in London](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/11D4F/production/_126293037_c570381a8b489e7c393f8d5bf3740090db564cee.jpg)
The supermoon rises near the Shard skyscraper and St Paul's Cathedral in London
![A plane is seen with the full moon behind](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/14C7/production/_126291350_ecec734b3977ea05eaeec469e9649fff640eb1f9.jpg)
A plane is seen with the full moon behind, also in London
![The moon glows over the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/1706F/production/_126291349_a21e794d849474627ad31f68b0dc16144aaa1296.jpg)
The moon glows over the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool
![The full Sturgeon supermoon rises behind the Dovercourt Lower Lighthouse in Essex](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/1445F/production/_126293038_shutterstock_editorial_13085828c.jpg)
The Dovercourt Lower Lighthouse in Essex with the supermoon rising behind
![The August full moon rises behind the ferris wheel at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/160ED/production/_126294309_gettyimages-1414355764.jpg)
People on the ferris wheel at the International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol with the moon glowing behind
![The moon rises above the statue of the Ancient Greek god Poseidon in Ancient Corinth near Athens, Greece](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/648B/production/_126293752_gettyimages-1242443942.jpg)
The moon rises above the statue of the Ancient Greek god Poseidon in Ancient Corinth near Athens
![The moon rises over Cape Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon, east of Athens](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/16B6F/production/_126293039_shutterstock_editorial_13085426a.jpg)
The moon rises over Cape Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon, east of Athens
![The supermoon behind the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/1224F/production/_126291347_gettyimages-1414372479.jpg)
Here the moon sinks behind the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul
![The moon shines behind Edinburgh Castle during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo fireworks display](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/1495F/production/_126291348_41914c94332614eca5a0948139fd20ce5fb2598f.jpg)
The moon shines behind Edinburgh Castle during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo fireworks display
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![The supermoon rises over Lower Manhattan, New York City](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/FCE3/production/_126293746_gettyimages-1242446120.jpg)
The last supermoon of the year rises over Lower Manhattan, New York
![Full moon rises in the sky next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/D5D3/production/_126293745_gettyimages-1242448980.jpg)
One observer captures the event near the Eiffel Tower in Paris
![The moon rises in the sky behind world's tallest building of Burj Khalifa in Dubai](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/123F3/production/_126293747_35797f1163e19c42a1bc41aac29455c105abda63.jpg)
The moon rises in the sky behind world's tallest building of Burj Khalifa in Dubai
![The moon shines over Hay El Hidhab, Benarous, Tunisia](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/14B03/production/_126293748_shutterstock_editorial_13086430d.jpg)
The moon shines over Hay El Hidhab, Benarous, Tunisia
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