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From: biagioni@unc.UUCP (Edoardo Biagioni)
Newsgroups: sci.astro
Subject: Re: Sunset Eclipse?
Message-ID: <74@unc.unc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 21-Oct-86 07:22:53 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 21 07:22:53 1986
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In article <331@alliant.UUCP> tj@alliant.UUCP (Tom Jaskiewicz) writes:
>Quiz time:  You are planning to be on a beach to see an eclipse at
>	    sunset.  How much sandy space will be available to set
>	    up telescopes in?  That is, will the tide be low or
>	    high (or in between)?
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You will have a conjunction low tide ==> lots of space.
The moon and sun are both 90 degrees from overhead, attracting the
ocean's water to places a quarter of the way around the world from
you. That means a lot of water is elsewhere, i.e., you have low tide.

			Ed Biagioni
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