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Apelion Today
« on: July 05, 2013, 05:23:27 PM »
This from Space News....

" today at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT), the Earth reached the point in its orbit where it is farthest from the sun in space. During aphelion, as it is called, the Earth will be 94,508,959 miles (152,097,426 kilometers) from the sun, or 3,106,399 miles (4,999,264 km) farther as compared to when the Earth was closest point to the sun (called perihelion) last New Year's Day. The difference in distance is 3.287 percent, which makes a difference in radiant heat received by Earth of nearly 7 percent."

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Re: Apelion Today
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2013, 05:37:03 PM »
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or 3,106,399 miles (4,999,264 km) farther as compared to when the Earth was closest point to the sun (called perihelion) last New Year's Day.  The difference in distance is 3.287 percent, which makes a difference in radiant heat received by Earth of nearly 7 percent.
  But if I recall correctly it was a heck of a lot colder in January when you say the sun was nearly 5m km closer to me :?:

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Re: Apelion Today
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2013, 11:11:36 AM »
Don't forget axis tilt. The Earth may be closer in January but is tilted away from the sun which in the Northern lats causes our wonderful cold winters.

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Re: Apelion Today
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2013, 11:30:14 AM »
so that sudden vibration wasn't related " Dear, I felt the world move when you did that."  (fell from ladder fixing ISS)

 

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