On Saturday, skywatchers around the world were treated to views of the so-called "supermoon," the largest full moon of the year. On May 6, the moon approached within 357,000 km (222,000 mi) of Earth, in what is scientifically known as a perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system (perigee: closest point of an elliptical orbit; syzygy: straight line made of three bodies in a gravitational system). Photographers across the globe set out to capture the event, and collected here are 24 of the most super images of this year's supermoon. [24 photos]
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The full moon rises over the skyline of Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York, as seen from West Orange, New Jersey, on May 6, 2012. (Reuters/Gary Hershorn)
The full moon rises over the skyline of Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York, as seen from West Orange, New Jersey, on May 6, 2012. (Reuters/Gary Hershorn)
Basking in the light of the full moon at perigee (aka the so-called "supermoon") on Indian Rock in north Berkeley, California. Original here. (CC BYDaniel Parks) #
A perigee moon, or supermoon, rises behind wind turbines on May 5, 2012 near Palm Springs, California. The bright light of the full moon will hide all but the brightest meteors of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, the remnant debris trail of Halley's Comet. (David McNew/Getty Images) #
The brightly lit night sky of the supermoon from onboard the yacht CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand during leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, from Itajai, Brazil, to Miami, USA, on Sunday, May 6, 2012. (Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race photo via AP Images) #
The supermoon appears behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, south east of Athens, Greece, on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis) #
A steeple with crosses of an Orthodox church, in silhouette before the supermoon, in the town of Novogrudok, 150 km (93 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus, on May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) #
Wrangler Nate Cummins rides by moonlight, the night before the supermoon during Montana Horses' annual horse drive outside Three Forks, Montana, on May 4, 2012. The Mantle family, who own Montana Horses and who have have invited the public to witness horse drives for the last 11 years, are holding their last horse drive. Approximately 300 horses are rounded up and driven 35 miles from their winter range to the Mantle ranch over the course of three days. The horses are later picked up by leasers to be used as pack and trail horses at dude ranches and national parks. (Reuters/Jim Urquhart) #
Buddhists walk around the Borobudur temple while carrying candles during Vesak Day, commonly known as "Buddha's birthday", at the Borobudur Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Indonesia, on May 6, 2012. Vesak is observed during the full moon in May or June and the ceremony centers around three Buddhist temples, whereby pilgrims walk from Mendut to Pawon, ending at Borobudur. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) #
Lanterns released by Buddhist worshipers fly as the full moon is seen in the background during a procession commemorating Vesak day, which marks the birth, death and enlightenment of Buddha, at the 9th century Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi) #
The moon rises above 1 World Trade Center and lower Manhattan, on Friday, May 4, 2012 in New York City. The tower, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, is now up to 101 stories. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) #
The supermoon rises above the skyline of Seattle, Washington, as seen from Kerry Park. Original here. 
