June 2024 » Astronomy For Change

The Summer Solstice and June’s Strawberry Moon, 2024

Posted on June 16, 2024July 29, 2024 by astrochange

Please see this article for more details about this image and the June 2009 occultation of the red supergiant star Antares. This year’s Summer Solstice occurs on Thursday, June 20 (details below), followed the next day by this year’s full ‘Strawberry’ Moon on Friday, June 21st. Why is June’s full moon the “Strawberry Moon”? In[…]

Spectacular Solar Flares, May 2024

Posted on June 12, 2024July 29, 2024 by astrochange

This side-by-side comparative video illustrates two solar flares in 2 distinct, separate wavebands of the Extreme Ultraviolet region of the Electromagnetic Spectrum on May 27th and May 29th, 2024 respectively. Last month, May, 2024 saw a remarkable rise in the frequency and number of strong M and X-class solar flares, an indication that internal[…]