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Happy Aphelion! Earth Is Farthest from the Sun Today [Earth quiz included]
« on: July 03, 2017, 12:47:06 pm »

Space.com
By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
July 3, 2017 07:00am ET


Earth gets farther from the sun today (July 3) than it does at any other point during the year.


The moment of greatest separation, known as aphelion, comes at 4:11 p.m. EDT (2011 GMT) today, when Earth and the sun will be 94,505,901 miles (152,092,505 kilometers) apart.


On average, Earth lies 92,955,807 miles (149,597,870 km) from its star, a distance that has been designated 1 astronomical unit (AU). But the actual separation between the duo varies a bit over time, because Earth's orbital path is not perfectly circular.


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https://www.space.com/37371-earth-farthest-from-sun-today-aphelion.html
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Re: Happy Aphelion! Earth Is Farthest from the Sun Today [Earth quiz included]
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2017, 02:42:16 pm »
Quote from: 240B on July 03, 2017, 12:47:06 pm
Space.com
By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
July 3, 2017 07:00am ET


Earth gets farther from the sun today (July 3) than it does at any other point during the year.


The moment of greatest separation, known as aphelion, comes at 4:11 p.m. EDT (2011 GMT) today, when Earth and the sun will be 94,505,901 miles (152,092,505 kilometers) apart.


On average, Earth lies 92,955,807 miles (149,597,870 km) from its star, a distance that has been designated 1 astronomical unit (AU). But the actual separation between the duo varies a bit over time, because Earth's orbital path is not perfectly circular.


(more/quiz at link)
https://www.space.com/37371-earth-farthest-from-sun-today-aphelion.html

Soooo...the further the Earth moves from the sun the hotter it gets in Arizona.
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Re: Happy Aphelion! Earth Is Farthest from the Sun Today [Earth quiz included]
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2017, 02:44:33 pm »
Quote from: bigheadfred on July 03, 2017, 02:42:16 pm
Soooo...the further the Earth moves from the sun the hotter it gets in Arizona.


Yeah, I know? I thought of that too. I can't explain it. Must have something to do with the tilt of the axis, and whatever the sun is currently doing.
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Re: Happy Aphelion! Earth Is Farthest from the Sun Today [Earth quiz included]
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2017, 02:49:19 pm »
Quote from: 240B on July 03, 2017, 02:44:33 pm

Yeah, I know? I thought of that too. I can't explain it. Must have something to do with the tilt of the axis, and whatever the sun is currently doing.

Yeah, the tilt, the sun, the nefarious actions of @Cyber Liberty bringing hellfire down... :laugh:
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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2017, 02:56:02 pm »
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Re: Happy Aphelion! Earth Is Farthest from the Sun Today [Earth quiz included]
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2017, 04:25:59 pm »
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Yeah, the tilt, the sun, the nefarious actions of @Cyber Liberty bringing hellfire down... :laugh:

Don't make me come over there...
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