STARGAZERS ACROSS THE world were gazing upwards last night to catch a glimpse of the final “supermoon” of this year.

A supermoon occurs when the moon is closest to earth on its orbit and there’s also a full moon in the sky.

The phenomenon makes the moon appear larger and brighter and photographers across Ireland and the world were out capturing it in the December sky.

Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire

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Washington D.C.

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The Uppatasanti Pagoda, Myanamar

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Buffalo, New York

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Rafah City, Gaza Strip

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Trysil, Norway

Co. Down, Ireland

Read: Stargazers rejoice: There’s another supermoon on the way >

Read: The supermoon is still over Ireland – here’s how it looked last night >

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