This stunning view of the full Sturgeon Moon suspended between New York's iconic skyscrapers was taken by Nazli Zeynep Karabulut on the night of Aug. 9, as the lunar disk rose over New York and was temporarily speared by the point of the Empire State Building.

Named after a massive fish that traces back 136 million years ago and was once bountiful in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, the Sturgeon Moon rises each year in August. This m

August's full "sturgeon moon" peaked on Aug. 9, but was best viewed during moonrise on both Aug. 8 and 9 from North America.