Philip, You stated that, "We now know that tidal effects of orbiting satellites do result on other planets, which supports the theory of the moons gravitational effect on the sea. We even know by measurement that planetary alignments of the solar system effect the earth, and not just the sea, but the magma as well." References? Neville. --------------------------------- The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider.