September 2010 ASTRONOTES Incorporating FRIENDS' NEWSLETTER LHC update The Moon and the tides Red Square to Red Planet September night sky Still Impossible! ... The Moon is pulling at the oceans closest to it, causing a high tide whilst on the opposite side of the Earth the pull is weaker causing the oceans to bulge away from the Moon causing another high tide. ... Because the Earth rotates much faster than the Moon, the bulges move around the Earth about once a day giving two high tides per day. ...

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