Super snow moon

An Embraer 190-100IGW plane (registration LV-CKZ) of Aerolineas Argentinas, on a regular flight from Buenos Aires to the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, passes in front of the “Supermoon” as seen from Buenos Aires on February 19, 2019.
Alejandro PAGNI / AFP

Super snow moon 2019: photos and time-lapse footage from around the world [video]

We were told it would be the biggest and brightest moon this year, and indeed it was. Here are the best images from February’s super snow moon.

Super snow moon

An Embraer 190-100IGW plane (registration LV-CKZ) of Aerolineas Argentinas, on a regular flight from Buenos Aires to the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, passes in front of the “Supermoon” as seen from Buenos Aires on February 19, 2019.
Alejandro PAGNI / AFP

There is just something about a lunar or celestial event that makes us flock outdoors, camera in hand. While a super moon is not a rare event, there’ll only be three this year, and we didn’t want to miss it.

We have hopes of grandiose and dreams of capturing the perfect shot, but alas, our phone with its 13MP camera – or our lack of photographic know-how – inevitably let us down in the end.

Fear not! We have scoured the Internet to bring you the best images we could find.

Best videos and footage of the super moon, 19 February 2019

Super moon viewed from South Africa

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Captured with a Canon 200D and a 75-300mm lens at full zoom, by Tyrone from Noble Media Solutions. Image credit: Facebook/Noble Media Solutions PTY

Super moon viewed from North and South America

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HONDURAS-ASTRONOMY-MOON A church’s cross is silhouetted against the “Supermoon” as seen from Tegucigalpa on February 19, 2019. Orlando SIERRA / AFP
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The Super Snow Moon rises behind the Empire State building in New York City. ATILGAN OZDIL/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES
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VENEZUELA-SUPERMOON The super moon is photographed while rising behind El Avila hill on the sky of Caracas, Venezuela on February 19, 2019. YURI CORTEZ / AFP
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A man walking along the Huntington Beach Pier is silhouetted against the setting Super Snow Moon. MARK RIGHTMIRE/MEDIANEWS GROUP/ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER VIA GETTY IMAGES
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ARGENTINA-ASTRONOMY-MOON An Embraer 190-100IGW plane (registration LV-CKZ) of Aerolineas Argentinas, on a regular flight from Buenos Aires to the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, passes in front of the “Supermoon” as seen from Buenos Aires on February 19, 2019. ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP

Super moon viewed from Europe

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The supermoon between the statues of Alexander the Great (R) and Diogenes of Sinope. VALERIE GACHE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
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Super snoo moon, Poole Dorset, United Kingdom. Taken by Simon Treasure on Canon. Image credit: Twitter/@Simon_Treasure
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Emirates Air Line cable cars are silhouetted against the backdrop of a ‘Super Snow Moon’ in Greenwich, London. Image credit: PA Wire/PA Images RTI

Super moon viewed from Australia

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Supermoon from Perth. Taken by travel photographer, Shelly, from Where’s Shelly. Image credit: Twitter/@wheresshellyii

Time-lapse videos of the super moon

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Time lapse of last nights rising Super Moon over Talcott Mountain State Park and Heublein Tower. . . . Camera: Sony A7R2 Lens: Sony 24-105 at 105mm Camera in 1.5 crop mode 160 exposures at 10 seconds apart Processed in LR CC and LRTimelapse Pro . . #sonya7rii #naturephotography #natureshots #naturegram #naturelovers #landscapephotography #landscape_captures #landscape_captures #jaw_dropping_shotz #picoftheday #newenglandphotography #igersnewengland #iheartconnecticut #newenglandphotographer #yankeemagazine #onlyinconnecticut ? #nbcct #visitct #fullmoon #moonrise #supermoon #supermoon2019 #heubleintower #simsbury #simsburyct #timelapse #timelapsevideo #timelapseoftheday #lrtimelapse #lrtimelapse5

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Why is called a ‘snow moon’?

Each full moon has a name. For example, the January full moon was known as a wolf moon, this month it is ‘snow moon,’ while march’s moon has the unfortunate name of ‘worm moon,’ and April is a ‘pink moon,’ and so on.

This is because Native Americans marked their calendars according to lunar cycles, and the names are linked with events or conditions typical to a specific month.

The February full moon got its name due to the heavy snowfall that is associated with the month. It’s also been called “bone moon” or “hunger moon” due to the lack of food during the winter in northern hemispheres