August 11, 2022 » Astronomy For Change

Full Sturgeon SuperMoon Tonight!

Posted on August 11, 2022August 17, 2024 by astrochange

The last supermoon for the year occurs tonight, Thursday, August 11th. Why is August’s full moon known as a “Sturgeon Moon”? The August 2022 Full Sturgeon Supermoon is still low in the southeast over two hours after its rising at 20:15 UTC (8:15 PM, EDT) on Thursday, August 11. Flanking the moon to the north[…]

Overview of JWST Deep Field Confirming Evolutionary Theories of Early Universe (video)

Posted on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 by astrochange

Note: this video is the companion to our article and a prelude to our full feature video A brief overview of our study, highlighting evidence in JWST NirSpec data that affirms the veracity of prevailing theories of the early universe’s composition and evolution. Some important discoveries and confirmations have been realized with the first public release of[…]