Super flower moon 2020: 10 stunning photos of May’s full moon
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Skygazers got a special treat early Thursday as the “flower moon” – May’s full moon – glowed overhead. It was also the final supermoon of the year, according to NASA.
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Super flower moon 2020 A U.S. flag on top of the Kansas City, Mo., city hall building stands against the rising full moon, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Super flower moon 2020 The moon sets over a house in Bamburgh, Northumberland, on Wednesday morning ahead of the final supermoon of the year, which is set to rise in the sky on Thursday. (Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)
Super flower moon 2020 A couple watches the full moon rise Wednesday, May 6, 2020, from a park in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Super flower moon 2020 The full moon sets behind trees in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Super flower moon 2020 The flower moon is seen 99% full as it rises behind Victoria Tower on Castle Hill on May 6, 2020, in Huddersfield, England. (Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
Super flower moon 2020 The full moon rises beyond downtown office buildings, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Super flower moon 2020 The full moon is seen over Galata Tower at the morning hours in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 6, 2020. (Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Super flower moon 2020 The moon shines through between two figures on the roof of the Bavarian Parliament in Munich, Germany, on May 6, 2020. (Peter Kneffel/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Super flower moon 2020 The full moon can be seen next to the figures on the dome of the Battle of Nations Monument on May 6, 2020, in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. (Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Super flower moon 2020 The moon rises over Windsor Castle in Berkshire ahead of the final supermoon of the year, which will be visible over the UK on Thursday evening. (Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images)
Super flower moon 2020 The moon sets behind the hills of the Taunus Mountains near Frankfurt, Germany, early Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Super flower moon 2020 The nearly full moon sets at dawn behind the Camden Hills in this view looking west across Penobscot Bay, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, near Camden, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtags #flowermoon, #supermoon and #fullmoon. Here are some of our favorites:
