An astronaut uploaded photos taken outside Earth's orbit of a 'supermoon' to Twitter Sunday. Oleg Artemyev, a Russian astronaut currently stationed inside the International Space Station, shared the photos of a 'moonset' - which capture the moon passing the Earth, Sky reported. The 'supermoon' is set to accompany this year's Perseid meteor shower, one of the most anticipated events on the skywatcher's calendar. Given a dark, clear sky in a normal year, it is common to see more than 100 of the meteors an hour during the second week in August. But this year the Perseids have a bright shining rival.
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Oleg Artemyev, a Russian astronaut currently stationed inside the International Space Station, shared images of the 'supermoon' on Twitter
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The supermoon became full on Sunday - two days before the Perseid meteor shower
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It has already been seen overhead in China, Australia and New Zealand
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It is common to see more than 100 meteors are seen per hour in the meteor shower
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