First of two supermoons in August on display today. Stunning shots from skies worldwide

In August, skywatchers will be treated to two supermoons. The first one will be visible on Tuesday and following is the ‘blue moon’ on August 30.

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The first of two supermoons in August graced the skies on Tuesday. Here are some beautiful visuals captured by netizens.  (Twitter/@GaryHershorn)

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The supermoon sets behind the Statue of Liberty just before 5am. A supermoon is broadly defined as a full moon that is closer to the Earth than normal. That makes it appear slightly brighter and bigger in the sky.  (Twitter/@@DanTVusa)

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The supermoon rises over the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion in Greece.  (Twitter/@insiteimage)

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Supermoon visible from the skies of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Check out the sky (if you are lucky enough for a clear sky) at 12.01 am on Wednesday to witness the peak of 'sturgeon moon' from India. This phenomenon is nothing but a full moon when the moon is at the closest distance from Earth in its orbit. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)

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Supermoon seen from West Bengal's Siliguri on Tuesday. It is also a sturgeon moon because during this time in the past, a lot of sturgeon fish were found in the Great Lakes in North America. (AFP)

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A day before the ‘sturgeon moon’,the waxing gibbous moon rises behind trees on a hill in Jindayris, in the rebel-held part of Syria's northwestern province of Aleppo, on Monday. (AFP)

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A passenger aircraft flies past a Sturgeon moon rising as seen from Singapore on Tuesday. (AFP)

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Supermoon from the skies of Bengaluru in Karnataka on Tuesday. In India, people can witness the supermoon at its peak at 12.02 am on Wednesday. (PTI)

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Supermoon over the Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday. (REUTERS)

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Supermoon view from the city of Jalandhar in Punjab. (PTI)