Bright Red Supermoon Glows Over Madrid

Stargazers treated to rare sight over Four Towers.

ByABC News
August 12, 2014, 12:14 PM

— -- A bright red supermoon dazzled stargazers in Spain last night, captured glowing between Madrid’s Four Towers in an incredible photo.

The spectacular sight came a day after the world watched a rare supermoon rise. Supermoons happen a few times a year, when the moon is at its brightest and closest to Earth.

Spectacular Photos of the Supermoon

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