Be sure to catch this week's full supermoon, the last one for a year

Skywatchers have enjoyed some treats these last several months, with four consecutive full supermoons.

This November's full supermoon, also called the Beaver Moon, will be the last of the series. And you should try to enjoy the sky show this week - because we won't get to see another supermoon until October 2025.

The moon will be officially full on Friday, but we'll be treated to the look of a full moon Thursday through Saturday this week.

Why is it called the Beaver Moon? The Old Farmer's Almanac describes it this way: "This is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges, having laid up sufficient food stores for the long winter ahead. During the fur trade in North America, it was also the season to trap beavers for their thick, winter-ready pelts."

Other Native American names for November's full moon include the Whitefish Moon and the Digging Moon.

Supermoons look slightly bigger and brighter to the human eye than other full moons.

"More a popular term than a scientific one, a supermoon occurs when a full lunar phase syncs up with an especially close swing around Earth," an Associated Press explained. "This usually happens only three or four times a year and consecutively, given the moon's constantly shifting, oval-shaped orbit."

"A supermoon obviously isn't bigger, but it can appear that way, although scientists say the difference can be barely perceptible."

This month's supermoon is also sandwiched between two meteor showers. The peak of the Taurid meteor shower is behind us, but we're approaching a window when the Leonids will be the most active.