August begins and ends with a full moon. This month's full moon, nicknamed the Sturgeon Moon, rises on Aug. 1 this year and reaches peak illumination at 11:32 a.m. PT — and fortunately for lunar ...

Sturgeons are one of the oldest groups of fishes. Sporting an armor of five rows of bony, modified scales called dermal ...

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The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side of the moon. In 2025, star-gazers will enjoy three consecutive supermoons in 2025: 7 October, 5 ...

Therefore the upcoming full moon, named the sturgeon moon, will also be a supermoon, making it the fourth and last of the year. The term sturgeon moon originates from the native American Algonquin ...

The Buck Moon referred to the time of year when the male deer's antlers are in full growth The Sturgeon Moon was when "The Great Lakes and Lake Champlain sturgeon were said to be most readily caught." ...

What's better than one full moon a month? Two full moons! Kicking off August's cosmic calendar was the Sturgeon Moon, the first full moon of the month on Aug. 1. Fortunately for lunar lovers ...

Large summertime aggregations of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Great Lakes area inspired one folk name for the August full moon – the sturgeon moon. Woodland Era pottery remnants ...