(CNN) - Sky gazers, get your binoculars ready.

Starting Friday night, you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of August’s full moon, also known as the “sturgeon moon.”

EarthSky says it will be at its fullest around 3:55 a.m. ET Saturday.

Anyone looking up will be able to see it, whether they live in the city or the suburbs.

And if getting up in the wee hours isn’t for you, no worries – a NASA scientist says it will appear to be full for a few days.

Now, as to why it’s called the “sturgeon moon” – it’s because it marks the time of year when sturgeon fish are most readily caught.

Indigenous tribes living primarily in Canada refer to the lunar as the “flying up moon,” denoting the time of year when young birds are learning to fly.

Those living in the northern Great Plains call it the “black

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