In pictures: October hunter’s moon illuminates the sky

The full moon is seen behind the standing Buddha statue at Wat Phra That Doi Kham, a temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Thursday, October 17.

The moon rises behind people walking near Sydney's Bondi Beach on Thursday.

The moon sets over Mojave, California, on Thursday.

The moon rises in the night sky Thursday in Nantong, China.

The moon sets behind Edinburgh Castle in Scotland on Thursday.

The moon rises behind Citi Field in New York before Game 3 of the National League Championship Series between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.

The moon rises behind the ancient Acropolis in the Bergama district of Izmir, Turkey, on Wednesday.

The moon is seen over the Andes mountain range in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday.

The moon over Speyer, Germany, on Wednesday.

An airplane crosses the moon Wednesday as people watch it over Lake Michigan in Chicago.

The moon rises behind the outdoor observation deck at New York's Hudson Yards on Wednesday.

The moon is seen over the Baltic Sea in Haffkrug, Germany, on Wednesday.

The moon rises behind the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument as a flock of geese pass by in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.

The moon rises behind the dome of a mosque in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday.

The moon rises near Lancaster, California, on Wednesday.

The moon is seen behind a lighthouse at the harbor of Travemünde, Germany, on Tuesday, October 15.

The moon, in its waxing gibbous phase, peaks through cloud cover at the Naples Pier in Naples, Florida, on Tuesday.

The moon rises in the sky over Boston on Tuesday.