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HELLO STAR GAZERS! TRACE HERE!#
THIS WEEK WE ARE FURTHER FROM

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THE SUN THAN AT ANY POINT IN#
THE YEAR. LET’S TACO BOUT IT!

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THAT’S BETTER. EVERY YEAR THE
EARTH ORBITS THE#
SUN ONCE, AND BECAUSE THE ORBIT
IS SLIGHTLY

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ELLIPTICAL ON JULY THIRD AT
THREE FIFTY#
FIVE PM WE’LL BE NINTY-FOUR
MILLION MILES

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FROM THE SUN - ABOUT THREE
MILLION MILES#
FURTHER THAN OUR CLOSEST AT
PERIHELION.

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BUT THE CLOSENESS MATTERS LESS
THAN THE TILT -#
AT APHELION THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE IS TILTED

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TOWARD THE SUN - GIVING US MORE
DIRECT#
SUNLIGHT, AND THUS WARMER SUMMER
DAYS.

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THIS WEEK IS ALSO 4TH OF JULY!
SO,

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MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL LOOK
TO THE SKY#
FOR FIREWORKS - SO WHY NOT SPOT
SOME STARS?

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LOOK EAST AT 11PM FOR THE#
SUMMER TRIANGLE OF DENEB,

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VEGA, AND ALTAIR - STARS IN
LYRA#
THE HARP AND CYGNUS THE SWAN

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AND LOOK WEST FOR MARS SETTING
AFTER#
THE SUN, SPICA IN VIRGO NEAR THE
MOON,

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AND THE BIG DIPPER IN URSA MAJOR
ENJOY APHELION, AND KEEP LOOKIN’
UP.