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A statue of the Angel Moroni on top of a Latter-day Saints temple is silhouetted against the rising full moon, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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The Earth's shadow begins to fall over the moon during a total lunar eclipse, behind a weathervane shaped like a Spanish galleon on the Freedom Tower in Miami, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Wilfredo Lee, Associated Press
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A full moon begins to set as the space shuttle Discovery sits on Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A before sunrise Wednesday morning March 11, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Chris O'Meara, Associated Press
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A passenger airliner crosses the full moon, also known as the Hunter's Moon, a few hours prior to the beginning of a total lunar eclipse that will create an effect known as the Blood Moon, in Whittier, Ca., on Tuesday evening, Oct. 7, 2014. Nick Ut, Associated Press
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The full moon rises over the illuminated Kazan Kremlin with the Qol Sharif mosque illuminated in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, located in Russia's Volga River area about 700 km (450 miles) east of Moscow, early Wednesday, July, 29, 2015. Denis Tyrin, Associated Press
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The earth's shadow begins to fall on the moon during a total lunar eclipse, behind the Angel Moroni statue in Bogota, Colombia, early Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Fernando Vergara, Associated Press
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View of moon taken from Apollo 8 spacecraft in December 1968. Associated Press
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A rare alignment of the crescent moon with the planet Venus occurs on Sunday, May 16, 2010 over Manila, Philippines. Bullit Marquez, Associated Press
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Photographers follow the path of space shuttle Endeavour as it lifts off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. The bright light on the right is the full moon John Raoux, Associated Press
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A supermoon sets behind the Statue of Liberty, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in New York. The larger than normal moon called the "Supermoon" happens only once this year as the moon on its elliptical orbit is at its closest point to earth and is 13.5 percent larg Julio Cortez, Associated Press
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A perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises beyond an American flag at Kauffman Stadium during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, July 12, 2014. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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A quarter moon can be seen behind the statue of a bronco at Invesco Field where the San Diego Chargers beat the Denver Broncos 32-3 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Denver. Chris Schneider, Associated Press
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A statue of the Angel Moroni on top a Latter-day Saints temple is silhouetted against the rising moon Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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In this Dec. 1, 2008 file photo, the moon is illuminated in close proximity to Venus and Jupiter, on the top, during a spectacular display of celestial rare phenomenon called a planetary occultation, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Sayyid Azim, Associated Press
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A statue atop the California Capitol is seen as the full moon peeks through the clouds over Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, June 23, 2013. Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press
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A partially eclipsed full moon sets behind a statue of a Kansa Indian at the Kansas Statehouse, Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Topeka, Kan. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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A first quarter moon hovers over the Olympic Flame at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. Julie Jacobson, Associated Press
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In this June 16, 2011 file photo, a lunar eclipse is seen over Brussels’s best-known monument, the Atomium. Geert Vanden Wijngaert, Associated Press
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A full moon rises behind the Jefferson Memorial in Washington Saturday, June 22, 2013. The larger than normal moon called the "Supermoon" happens only once this year as the moon on its elliptical orbit is at its closest point to earth. J. David Ake, Associated Press
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The supermoon rises behind a Red Star atop of a Kremlin Tower at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than oth Alexander Zemlianichenko, Associated Press
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This is how the Earth appears from the moon. The foreground is the moon's surface and in the background is the Earth. This was made from Apollo 8 during a lunar orbit in December 1968. Associated Press
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The moon begins its eclipse in the sky over a horse weathervane in Calais, Vt., Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003. Toby Talbot, Associated Press
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The moon sets behind the gilded statue of the angel Moroni atop the Indianapolis Indiana Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Carmel, Ind., Friday, July 31, 2015. Michael Conroy, Associated Press
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In this Friday, March 20, 2015 file photo, the moon starts to block the sun during a solar eclipse over a statue of the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy. Luca Bruno, Associated Press
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A United Airlines passenger plane crosses the waning gibbous moon, one day after a full moon, late Thursday, July 2, 2015, in in Whittier, Calif. Nick Ut, Associated Press
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The moon is seen above the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-08M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasting off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Friday, March 29, 2013. Dmitry Lovetsky, Associated Press
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A full moon rises beyond a Latter-day Saints temple Saturday, June 22, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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The full moon rises behind Statue of Liberty replica atop of a hotel in Kosovo's capital Pristina on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Visar Kryeziu, Associated Press
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The crescent moon is accompanied by the bright planets Venus (bottom) and Jupiter (right) as evening sky clouds stream by the trio in this 15-second time exposure made from Stedman, NC 12/1/08 using a telephoto lens. Johnny Horne, The Fayetteville Observer
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The full moon rises behind statues of angels fixed at the St. Isaak's Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2012. Dmitry Lovetsky, Associated Press
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People are silhouetted against a rising full moon as they ride an attraction at Worlds of Fun amusement park Thursday, July 30, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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The moon appears above the Colosseum, in Rome, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Andrew Medichini, Associated Press
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People are silhouetted against a rising full moon as they ride an attraction at Worlds of Fun amusement park Thursday, July 30, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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The crescent moon rises behind two statues on the Milan's gothic cathedral known as the Duomo, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. Antonio Calanni, Associated Press
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Indians watch a lunar eclipse from the banks of River Kuakhai on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, April 4, 2015. Biswaranjan Rout, Associated Press
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A view of a solar eclipse seen behind a minaret in Eger, 127 kms northeast of Budapest, Hungary, Friday, March 20, 2015. Peter Komka, MTI
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A supermoon rises above the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Alik Keplicz, Associated Press
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A couple sits on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River as the full moon rises in the distance Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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The supermoon is seen as it rises through the clouds behind the bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford atop the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Washington. Alex Brandon, Associated Press
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The full moon peeks through trees in a wood near Rasing, Austria, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Ronald Zak, Associated Press
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The moon blocks part of the sun during a solar eclipse as seen over Moscow Kremlin's Troitskaya (Trinity) tower, in Russia, on Friday, March 20, 2015. Pavel Golovkin, Associated Press
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In this Sept. 11, 2014, file photo, the angel Moroni statue sits atop the Salt Lake Temple in Temple Square as the moon sets, in Salt Lake City Rick Bowmer, Associated Press
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Traffic streaks by the supermoon as it rises behind the Memorial Bridge in Washington, Saturday, July 12, 2014. J. David Ake, Associated Press
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A girl plays with a dog as a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises in Madrid, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Andres Kudacki, Associated Press
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A dandelion is silhouetted against a rising full moon at Worlds of Fun amusement park Thursday, July 30, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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The moon rises over Tall Ship Windy at Chicago Harbor, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Chicago. Scott Eisen, Associated Press
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A flag on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington flies beside a crescent moon, Tuesday evening, July 1, 2014 Charles Dharapak, Associated Press
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People watch a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rising in the sky in Madrid Spain, Tuesday Sept. 9, 2014. Andres Kudacki, Associated Press
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An airplane flies past the rising moon in its waning gibbous stage as viewed from Jersey City, N.J., Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. Julio Cortez, Associated Press
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The waxing crescent moon hangs over a statue of Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer Honus Wagner outside PNC Park on Pittsburgh's Northside, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Gene J. Puskar, Associated Press
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A statue of a bison stands over a business in Custer, S.D., under a supermoon, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Custer, S.D. Julio Cortez, Associated Press
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A weather vane on top a clock tower is silhouetted against the rising full moon at the world headquarters for Sprint Nextel Wednesday, March 27, 2013, in Overland Park, Kan. Charlie Riedel, Associated Press
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A supermoon rises above a Jesus Christ statue in front of the Holy Cross church in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Alik Keplicz, Associated Press
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The moon rises in the sky as seen through the Four Towers or C.T.B.A. (Cuatro Torres Business Area), one of the main symbols of Madrid, Spain, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Daniel Ochoa de Olza, Associated Press
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A lunar eclipse is visible behind the Plubplachai temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, April 4, 2015. Sakchai Lalit, Associated Press
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The supermoon rises through the clouds behind the "Motherland" statue, part of the WWII memorial complex, in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Osman Karimov, Associated Press
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The super moon rises in the sky in front of the Apollo's temple at ancient Corinth, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Athens, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Petros Giannakouris, Associated Press
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A crescent moon rises above a Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Andrew Medichini, Associated Press
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Delta Airlines flight DL370 from Managua Nicaragua crosses over a waxing crescent moon as it passes over Whittier, Calif. on approach to the Los Angeles Airport (LAX) on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. Nick Ut, Associated Press
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Space shuttle Endeavour is seen on pad 39A as the moon rises at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday Nov. 14, 2008, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Jim Dietz, Associated Press
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The Earth shines over the horizon of the Moon in this Dec. 24, 1968 photo shot by the astronauts on Apollo 8. Apollo 8 was launched from Cape Canaveral on Dec. 21, 1968. Associated Press
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The full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, south east of Athens, Greece, while tourists watch, on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Dimitri Messinis, Associated Press
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A crescent moon is seen in the sky with the cross of Orthodox church in the foreground in the town of Novogrudok, 150 kilometers (93 miles) west of the capital Minsk, Belarus, late Saturday, June 23, 2012. Sergei Grits, Associated Press
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A super moon sets behind the top of one of the minarets at the University of Tampa Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. Chris O'Meara, Associated Press
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The full moon rises over the illuminated Kazan Kremlin with the Qol Sharif mosque, left, and The Transfiguration Cathedral, right, in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, located in Russia's Volga River area about 700 km (450 miles) east of Moscow, early Wedn Denis Tyrin, Associated Press
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A supermoon appears behind the Angel of Peace sculpture, in London, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Alastair Grant, Associated Press
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A Blue Moon rises Friday, July 31, 2015 as seen from Taguig city east of Manila, Philippines. A 30 pound lunar meteorite is being sold for $2.5 million. Bullit Marquez, Associated Press
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The moon is seen in full eclipse over the Oakland, Calif., hills Thursday evening Sept. 26, 1996. The brick red color on the moon is caused by the suns' rays bending around the earth's atmosphere during the eclipse. Seen as a white dot at lower right is S Ben Margot, Associated Press
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Two ships rests as the moon cast a shadow at the sun blocking it partially in a partial solar eclipse occuring on Monday Jan. 26, 2009 in Manila, Philippines, the first in 2009. Aaron Favila, Associated Press
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The city landmark, weathercock in the form of a ship fixed atop a spire of the Admiralty building is silhouetted on the rising full moon in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. Dmitry Lovetsky, Associated Press
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A supermoon sets near the Statue of Liberty, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in New York. Julio Cortez, Associated Press
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The moon is engulfed in the Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse on in this Oct. 27, 2004, file photo as viewed from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Doug Mu, Associated Press
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View of the earth from the moon, taken from Apollo 11 in July of 1969. Associated Press
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The sun is seen during an eclipse in Marseille, southern France, Friday, March 20, 2015. Claude Paris, Associated Press
Jackie Hicken
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Need a reminder that the world can be a beautiful place? Here are 75 stunning photos showing the moon — our closest heavenly neighbor — lighting up the skies and shining over some of the most recognizable landmarks in the world

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