The brightest and largest supermoon of 2024, the Hunter's Moon, will be visible across the state of Connecticut on Thursday. Despite freezing temperatures on Wednesday, weather conditions will be clear and dry ahead of the full moon.

"Connecticut should have an excellent view of the full moon Thursday night," said Ernest T. Wright, a programmer and animator in the Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA, in an email.

There are 12 or 13 full moons every year, and two to five of them are "super," Wright said. The Hunter's Moon will be the third of four consecutive supermoons in 2024, according to NASA. A supermoon is a full moon that happens when the moon is closest to Earth during its elliptical orbit every month, Wright said. The difference in size between when the moon reaches its closest and farthest points in its orbit is "the difference between a nickel and a quarter," Wright said.

To catch a glimpse of the year's brightest and biggest supermoon so far, here's a guide to viewing the Hunter's Moon.

NASA updates a daily moon guide, which on Thursday will consist of suggestions for viewing the Hunter's Moon, Wright said.

"The Moon rises just after 6 p.m. and is up all night. If you don't have a chance to look at the Moon on Thursday, it'll also look just about full on Wednesday and Friday," Wright said.

"Luckily, full moons in general are easy to see. Look east around sunset, or south near midnight," Wright continued.

Wright said the Hunter's Moon is the nearest full moon of 2024 "by a hair," at just over 222,000 miles from Earth. The previous full moon, the Harvest Moon, which occurred in September, was 73 miles farther away from Earth than the Hunter's Moon will be, Wright said.

"The difference is far too small to see, but it's fun to know," Wright said.

The Hunter's Moon will be slightly brighter than the Harvest Moon, making it the brightest supermoon of 2024 so far, but "not by enough to notice," Wright said.

The Hunter's Moon will appear low and large on the horizon, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. When the moon is low in the sky, it tends to have a more yellow or orange hue, according to NASA. Dust and pollution can deepen the color, NASA says.

To take the best photos of the moon, in general, NASA recommends taking plenty of digital shots "so that you get at least a few in which the atmosphere was unusually steady, the camera didn't shake, and the focus was perfect."

For those using a cell phone to take photos, NASA advises using something to stabilize the phone, like a tripod, and a photo timer to avoid movement while snapping the photo. NASA also recommends looking for foreground objects to frame the moon, turning off flash and touching the moon on your photo screen to focus the camera on the moon instead of the sky.

At twilight or dawn, the moon is not too much brighter than the sky, NASA says, which can lessen the contrast between the brightness of the moon and the sky and make photo taking easier. Depending on the cell phone, the zoom option may or may not be helpful, NASA says.

For digital or film camera users, NASA recommends putting the camera on manual mode and experimenting with three settings: aperture (f-stop), exposure time (shutter speed) and ISO.

"The trick is to find the right balance between the effects you want and the ones you don't," NASA says.

For those looking to take a photo through a telescope, NASA advises pointing a phone or camera into the telescope eyepiece to capture the moon's features, including its mountains and craters.