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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.