Fourth supermoon of 2022 will occur on Thursday

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Fourth supermoon of 2022 will occur on Thursday

The fourth and last supermoon of the year, the Sturgeon Moon, will occur on Thursday.

The Sturgeon moon will coincide with the near peak of the Perseid meteor shower, which has been ongoing since July 14, named after the fish.

Perseids are one of the most abundant showers of 50 -- 100 meteors per hour, according to NASA, and the bright moon could cause their visibility to be lessened.

People will be in for a treat anyway.

Supermoons occur when the New or Full Moon is closest to Earth in its orbit, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. The supermoons of this year occurred in May, June, July and now August.

July was 222,089.1 miles from Earth. The almanac says 3 miles from Earth are on the ground.

Supermoons look about 7% bigger, but the almanac says it's hard to tell when the moon looks bigger. To catch a moon that looks larger, view it when it's rising or setting.

Saturn will also be seen along with meteors, which NASA says could still be seen, even with the brightness of the moon. The Earth will fly between the planet and the sun Aug. 14, bringing Saturn into the Earth's sky, according to Earthsky.org. The ringed planet will look like a big star on Thursday.