The full moon this week will be a spectacular Beaver Supermoon—the last in a series of four supermoons this year. Here's how to catch a glimpse.

A supermoon occurs whenever a full moon coincides with the moon approaching its closest distance to the Earth—a point, known as perigee, that’s about 226,000 miles away—during its 27-day orbit, though NASA does not recognize it as an official astronomical term.

An airplane flies past the moon as it rises over Lake Michigan, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Chicago. The fourth and final supermoon of 2024, nicknamed the "Beaver Moon," will occur on Thursday and Friday. The Moon will be full when it reaches its full lunar phase on Friday at 4:29 p.m. EST, according to NASA. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) AP