by Bettina Forget | May 10, 2012 | Photos
Over the weekend of May 5 and 6, 2012, the full Moon was unusually close to Earth – only 356,400km away, compared to its usual distance from Earth of 384,000km. As a result, the moon appeared 14% bigger and 30% brighter than an average full moon. For more about...
by Bettina Forget | Mar 22, 2011 | Photos
Did you check out the “Supermoon” on Saturday? What a spectacular sight for us Montrealers, who were lucky to have clear skies for once! The Supermoon was especially large and bright this Saturday because it was just under 358,000 km from our planet – the...
