(FOX40.COM) -- The autumn sky is expected to be lit up brighter than it has all year, thanks to a supermoon rising today and a meteor shower to follow. • Video Above: Mysterious light streaks across California sky

The October supermoon, also known as the Harvest Moon, October Full Moon, or Hunter's Moon, is special because it shines brighter and more colorfully than a typical full moon. It also appears much larger than a typical full moon. The influx in size comes from the supermoon being near perigee, its closest point to Earth in its orbit, according to space.com.

2025 is expected to have three supermoons, beginning with the October Harvest Moon. Although this month's supermoon is by far the largest, another one is expected to surpass it in size. The November supermoon (Beaver Moon) on

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