Photos: Supermoon lights up the sky

This supermoon shines bright in the night sky over the Washington, D.C.-region Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. This moon is special because it also happens to be a “hunter’s moon,” the first full moon after last month’s harvest moon. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
This supermoon shines bright in the night sky over the Washington, D.C.-region Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. This moon is special because it also happens to be a “hunter’s moon,” the first full moon after last month’s harvest moon. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
The supermoon over Big Meadows at Shenandoah National Park. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
The supermoon over Big Meadows at Shenandoah National Park. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
The supermoon as seen in Colonial Beach, Va., on Oct. 16, 2016. (Courtesy Bob Hooker)
The supermoon as seen in Colonial Beach, Va., on Oct. 16, 2016. (Courtesy Bob Hooker)
The supermoon as seen from Alban Towers in NW DC. (Courtesy Mark Story)
The supermoon as seen from Alban Towers in NW DC. (Courtesy Mark Story)
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This supermoon shines bright in the night sky over the Washington, D.C.-region Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. This moon is special because it also happens to be a “hunter’s moon,” the first full moon after last month’s harvest moon. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
The supermoon over Big Meadows at Shenandoah National Park. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
The supermoon as seen in Colonial Beach, Va., on Oct. 16, 2016. (Courtesy Bob Hooker)
The supermoon as seen from Alban Towers in NW DC. (Courtesy Mark Story)
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