(CNN) The full moon is bigger and brighter than it's been in decades, delighting stargazers, photographers and anyone who's taken a moment or two to look up at the nighttime sky over the past day or two.

In fact, NASA scientists say that the moon is brighter than it has appeared at any point in the last 68 years.

We won't see another supermoon like this until 2034 , so make sure you get a look. If you took photos of the supermoon, please share them on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook with the hashtag #CNNiReport.

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Supermoon

The term is borrowed from the pseudoscience of astrology but has been adopted by popular culture and astronomers. Supermoons generally appear to be 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons.

While such moons occur about every 13 months, November's is a special one.

According to NASA, this month's supermoon "becomes full within about two hours of perigee -- arguably making it an extra-super moon."

In America, the November full moon is known as a "Beaver Moon " because it arrives at the time of year when fur trappers would hunt the dam-building animals.

Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse Earth's shadow partially obscures the view of a perigree full moon, or supermoon, during a lunar eclipse as seen from Stedman, North Carolina, on Sunday, September 27. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033. Hide Caption 1 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse The eclipse is seen next to the Washington Monument. Hide Caption 2 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse Deer are silhouetted against the sky in Yavterishki, Belarus, as the supermoon is eclipsed. Hide Caption 3 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse The eclipse as seen from Los Angeles. Hide Caption 4 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse The eclipsed supermoon is seen next to one of the steeples of the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. Hide Caption 5 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse The supermoon is shown during the eclipse next to the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver. Hide Caption 6 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse The supermoon eclipse is shown over Jerusalem. Hide Caption 7 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse The supermoon is shown in Buenos Aires. Hide Caption 8 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse A flock of birds flies by as the supermoon rises in Mir, Belarus. Hide Caption 9 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse The supermoon rises over Miami Beach. Hide Caption 10 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse A plane passes by the rising supermoon in Montreal. Hide Caption 11 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse The supermoon passes by a statue of the Virgin Mary and the Child at Notre Dame de La Garde basilica in Marseille, France. Hide Caption 12 of 13 Photos: Rare 'super blood moon' eclipse The supermoon rises from behind clouds in Berlin. Hide Caption 13 of 13

When and where to see?

According to EarthSky.org , the moon turned precisely full at 1:52 p.m. UTC, or 8:52 a.m. ET Monday, but people on the East Coast in North America and in Europe can see the supermoon anytime the moon is out in the next day or two.

The moon rises over a building in Madrid on November 13, 2016, on the eve of the "supermoon."

Moon spotters in Asia are perhaps the best placed to catch the moon at its absolute largest, since the full moon will peak there at night.

Moon overshadows meteor shower

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A month after the mega-supermoon, another supermoon will rise on December 14.

It too will be a sight to behold, but it'll also limit our opportunity to see something just as beautiful -- a Geminid meteor shower.

The Geminid meteor shower , an annual event, got its name because the meteors look like they're coming from the constellation of Gemini.

But the supermoon's brighter light will drastically reduce the number of meteors you'll be able to see.

NASA says we'll be lucky if we see a dozen meteors in an hour at the shower's peak, when normally the shower lights up the night sky with more than 100 meteors per hour.