The Full Super Moon occults the Pleiades, the ice giant Uranus reaches opposition, and the Leonid meteor shower peaks in the sky this week.

The final supermoon of 2024, known as the Beaver Moon, will illuminate the night sky starting Friday. This “extra special” full Moon will appear brighter and larger than usual, marking the fourth and last supermoon of the year, slightly outshining the first one in August, according to NASA.

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,