RE: Saab… Another question for you.

Saab you are quite correct. I would just add that this aspect of the moon’s dynamical properties is called synchronous rotation and as a consequence, the whole moon is successively illuminated by the sun. While we never see the “dark side” the fact that the moon swings or oscillates in both longitude and latitude as it orbits, means that we can actually view approx 59% of the moons surface during the year.

Elsewhere you noted that some of the largest tides occur in the channel Islands and also referred to those near Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Labrador. As Goose Bay is located at the end of a long inlet, the tides there may indeed be large. I believe, however, that the huge tides you refer to are those in the Bay of Fundy between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick which are indeed some of the largest in the world.

Your reference to Happy Valley reminds me that a member of this forum once referred to Happy Valley as being near Hudson’s Bay.:-) The question concerning the moons reminds my that in a recent AFM post someone referred to the landings on the moon as a single event. 🙂

Regards
Sauron