Supermoon to Be Visible in Ontario Skies This Month

Ontario residents will be able to see a supermoon in the night sky next week when the moon is closest to the Earth and in its fullest form. Over the coming months, four supermoons will be visible. The first one will be on Aug. 19, when the moon is approximately 363,300 kilometres from Earth, according to NASA. The space agency says that while the shape of the moon’s orbit changes over time, simultaneously having a full moon at the same time that it is closest to the planet is rare. As the moon impacts tides on Earth, high and low tides can become more extreme when the moon is so close, NASA says. It is connected to the moon’s gravitational pull, which is stronger when the moon is closer....