Super worm moon 2020: 10 stunning photos of March’s full moon

By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Astronomy buffs got a special treat Monday as March's full moon, also known as the "worm moon," brightened the sky.

Super worm moon 2020 A plane passes in front of the full moon as seen from Curitiba, Brazil, on March 9, 2020. (Photo by HEULER ANDREY/AFP via Getty Images)

Super worm moon 2020 An almost full moon at 97.6% sets behind the Statue of Liberty on March 8, 2020, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Super worm moon 2020 Full moon shining over the city of Duzce, Turkey, on March 10, 2020. (Photo by Omer Urer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Super worm moon 2020 The full moon is seen behind a silhouette of a man and a horse and dog in Turkey's eastern Bingol province on March 9, 2020. (Photo by Aydin Arik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Super worm moon 2020 Full moon rises in Panama City on March 8, 2020. (LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images)

Super worm moon 2020 A full moon shining over the city of Simferopol. (Photo by Sergei Malgavko\TASS via Getty Images)

Super worm moon 2020 Full moon rises over two crows sit on a lamppost in Turkey's eastern Van province on March 9, 2020. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Super worm moon 2020 Two birds fly past the full moon, known as Worm Moon, in Moscow on March 9, 2020. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Super worm moon 2020 The full moon is seen with a group of birds flies over the sky in Turkey's eastern Van province on March 9, 2020. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Super worm moon 2020 The full moon are rises and illuminated the sky as seen in Jakarta on March 9, 2020. (Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Social media lit up with photos of the supermoon. Here are some of our favorites:

1. Seattle

Photo by @timdurkan, Instagram

2. Tampa, Florida

Photo by @jenniferaclemons, Instagram

3. Berks County, Pennsylvania

Photo by @sujayphy, Instagram

4. Washington, D.C.

Photo by @wonderment.imagery, Instagram

5. Folly Beach, South Carolina

Photo by @amandacheriephotograph, Instagram

6. Colorado Springs, Colorado

Photo by @larsleberphotography, Instagram

7. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Photo by @chalahwolfe, Instagram

8. San Diego

Photo by @jlapuy, Instagram

9. Washington, D.C.

Photo by @markedwinmiller, Instagram

10. Sussex County, Delaware

Photo by @kimjohnson.photography, Instagram

Super Worm Moon Rises in New York City The Super Worm Moon rises above Brooklyn and the Statue of Liberty in New York City on March 9, 2020, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)