I received a reply from a Dr Massey at the Royal
Observatory at Greenwich concerning tides and the eclipse.
He confirms that the gravity of the moon will influence
bodies of water beneath the surface of the earth provided
there is a sufficient volume (i.e. mass) for the
gravitational effect.
And regarding the lunar eclipse he says....
"....the lunar eclipse takes place at full Moon - one
of the times when a spring tide can take place. However the
high tide does not take place directly under the Moon as
the rotation of the Earth carries the water ahead of this
position. I therefore suspect that the distance from the
Earth to the Moon (and Sun) is more important than the
precise angle between the three bodies."
Still confused, i have contacted the Proudman Institute of
Oceanography to ask what (if any) tidal effects are
observed during an eclipse.
Cheers,
Rich
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