Super Luminous Stars, Deep Dark Skies & Super Moons
Super Stars: The Keck I Telescope played a key role in unraveling the mysteries of one of the brightest supernovas ever discovered. At its peak, supernova 2008am was over 100 billion times brighter than the Sun. It emitted enough energy in one second to satisfy the power needs of the United States for one million times longer than the universe has existed.
Dark Skies: Back on Earth the power we use causes a lot of light pollution that blocks our view of the universe. This weekend is your chance to help keep your skies dark through the GLOBE at Night campaign.
Super Moon Facts & Fiction: The scientific explanation for the recent Super Moon is simple. But the tall tales and myths that hitch along with the Super Moon are many and varied. Here’s a primer on Super Moons (yes, there is more than one kind).
