The Beaver Moon, the last supermoon of 2024, will light up the sky from Friday. The big picture: This "extra special" moon "will appear bigger and brighter than usual," per a NASA statement. It's the last of four consecutive supermoons and it will be "slightly closer and brighter than the first of the four in mid-August,

The last supermoon of the year is arriving Friday. That’s when a full moon happens while it’s at its closest approach to Earth, making the moon brighter and bigger than usual. This moon will also be a Beaver Moon which got its name because November is when beavers prepare for winter by strengthening their dams and storing more food.

November's full moon, the Beaver Moon, will rise as a supermoon at the beginning of this weekend. It will be the last supermoon of 2024.