Main telescope characteristics
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Height: 8.5 metres |
 The LT mirror in its packing case |
Summary of Characteristics
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fall of seas and oceans
due to the gravitational
pull of the Moon and Sun.
Factfile: Tides
The tide is the rise andfall of seas and oceans
due to the gravitational
pull of the Moon and Sun.
Because of changes in
the orbit's of the Earth
and Moon, we find that
the height of the tides
differs on a daily basis.
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The Tides
The Tides
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National
Schools'
Observatory
National
Schools'
Observatory