Stargazers around the world catch supermoon

The brightness of the moon would allow ancient communities to increase hunting at this time of year - hence the name.

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The supermoon appears bigger than normal, but remains as close, or as far, from Earth as ever.

The Hunter's Moon is the third of four supermoons to occur in 2024 — and is the brightest.

It follows August's Blue Moon and September's Harvest Moon.

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