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Earth slows down 2,250 mph to enjoy the summer
The hot weather in our part of the world of late has been good for firefly watching. Their numbers grow as the nights warm. This picture was taken Sunday night. Photo: Bob King If anything, the sun...
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Could the sun back off a bit, please? Tune in tonight to learn about light...
Earth’s distance from the sun varies because its orbit is an ellipse or oval with the sun slightly off to one side. When closest, our planet is at perihelion; when farthest, aphelion. As distance...
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Close but still so far away – the sun at perihelion
Quadrantid meteor shower Jan. 2-3, 2013 Were you like me and got up this morning only to find the sky still overcast? No meteors for this poor astronomer. I hope some readers fared better. It always...
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Happy Mini-Sun Day! Celebrate Earth’s Aphelion
Like all the planets, Earth’s orbit around the Sun is an ellipse (similar to an oval) with the Sun slightly off to one side. As we revolve around the Sun, our distance and orbital speed varies...
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Perihelion Paradox? Closer Sun, Colder Days
Earth’s elliptical orbit causes our distance from the sun and orbital speed to vary during a year. This weeked we’re both closest and moving fastest. Illustration: Bob King Yesterday, while preparing...
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Below Zero And Closest To The Sun — How So?
Earth’s oval or elliptical orbit causes our distance from the sun and orbital speed to vary during the year. This Wednesday, Jan. 4, we’re both closest and moving fastest. Illustration: Bob King...
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Toast A Marshmallow — Earth Comes Closest To The Sun Today
An early January sunrise, 2018. Bob King Even though Earth is more than 3 million miles (5 million kilometers) closer to the sun today (Jan. 5) than it will be in July, you can hardly tell. I took a...
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