CLEVELAND, Ohio — August’s full moon will shine brightly overnight Friday, offering a glowing reminder that summer is quietly slipping away.

The penultimate full moon of summer — known as the sturgeon moon — will officially reach its peak at 3:55 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 9.

The sturgeon moon takes its name from the giant lake sturgeon, a freshwater fish once abundant in the Great Lakes and other North American waterways. Native American tribes named the moon for this time of year, when the vital food source was easiest to catch.

The prehistoric-looking sturgeon dates back roughly 136 million years, earning it the nickname “living fossil.” Today, there are about 29 species worldwide, including the lake sturgeon found in the Great Lakes.

Once plentiful, the lake sturgeon is now rare due

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