Supermoon and Space Station

What are those specks in front of the Moon? They are silhouettes of the International Space Station (ISS). Using careful planning and split-second timing, a meticulous lunar photographer captured ten images of the ISS passing in front of last month's full moon. But this wasn't just any full moon -- this was the first of the three consecutive 2016 supermoons . A supermoon is a full moon that appears a few percent larger and brighter than most other full moons. The featured image sequence was captured near Dallas, Texas . Occurring today is the second supermoon of this series , a full moon that is the biggest and brightest not only of the year, but of any year since 1948 . To see today's super-supermoon yourself, just go outside at night and look up . The third supermoon of this year's series will occur in mid-December . APOD Gallery: Best of Supermoon 2016