Donal wrote:
So why does the moon seem to have a greater impact on the

tides?

Well duh! Remember F=G*(m'*m")/(d^2),


Emmm... Huh?

What the hell does that mean in English?

Did you not take physics in school? Look up Newton's Law of Gravitation.


d is very much smaller in the earth moon case than the sun earth case.
IOW, it's because the moon is closer.


Don't tell me! "d" stands for "distance"???

Ok, I won't.

Cheers
Marty