Super snow moon 2020: 10 stunning photos of February’s full moon
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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Skygazers got a special treat early Sunday as the “snow moon” – February's full moon – glowed overhead. By some definitions, the display also qualified as a "supermoon," according to Space.com.
Winter weather Feb 8th 2019 The Full Snow Moon rises behind the Spinnaker tower in Portsmouth, Hampshire. (Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 The almost full Snow Moon sets beside the Statue of Liberty before sunrise on February 8, 2020, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 A plane passes a Full Snow Moon from Richmond Park, London. (Photo by Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 Full Snow Moon rises over the Empire State Building in New York City, United States on February 8, 2020. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 Full Snow Moon rises over the Empire State Building in New York City, United States, on February 8, 2020. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 A view of St. Basil's Cathedral against the background of the full moon. (Photo by Marina Lystseva\TASS via Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 The moon rises behind the Spinnaker tower in Portsmouth, south England, Saturday Feb. 8, 2020. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
Snow moon 2020 The full super snow moon rises, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at Smith Rock State Park in Oregon. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Snow moon 2020 Buddhist monks pray with the sunset in the background during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand, on February 8, 2020. (Photo by Guillaume Payen/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 The rising full moon looms over downtown Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Snow moon 2020 A plane flies in front of the moon as seen from Richmond Park in London, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
Snow moon 2020 The full super snow moon rises, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, near Redmond, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Snow moon 2020 A general view of the Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand, on February 8, 2020. (Photo by Guillaume Payen/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 The full super snow moon rises, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, near Redmond, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Snow moon 2020 The full super snow moon rises, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, near Redmond, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Snow moon 2020 The moon rises behind the ancient Acropolis hill with the 500 BC Parthenon temple in Athens, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Snow moon 2020 The Full Snow Moon rises behind the Spinnaker tower in Portsmouth, Hampshire. (Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 The Snow Moon rises next to the Empire State Building as the sun sets in New York City on February 8, 2020, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 The moon sets behind a boat at New Brighton, Wirral. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images)
Snow moon 2020 A Super Snow Moon rises above the Shard, in central London. (Photo by Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images)
Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtag #snowmoon. Here are some of our favorites: