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Supermoon delights world's star gazers in full moon, eclipse combination

The rising supermoon is seen behind a statue on top of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers around the world admired the supermoon - the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades - as it made its way across the skies on Sunday and Monday.

In Australia, some sky-watchers climbed to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to get a closer view of the moon as it ducked between the clouds over the city. Astronomers said it was closer to Earth than at any time since 1948.

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