Stargazers were treated to a double dose of lunar spectacles in the night sky Tuesday. A partial lunar eclipse coincided with a supermoon, when the full moon made its closest approach to Earth during its elliptical orbit.

Photographers and stargazers have been treated to a show overnight as the harvest supermoon lit up skies across the world. The September supermoon is known as the harvest moon because in the northern hemisphere, it is closest to the autumn equinox. In Australia, it falls around the time of the spring equinox.

A supermoon has lit up the sky across the world coinciding with a rare partial lunar eclipse. The Moon could be seen to appear brighter and bigger on Tuesday night. Supermoons happen when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit.