Happy Perihelion Day 2022! | January 3 - January 9
Season 45 Episode 1 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STGZ145 1 minute January 3-9, 2022 “Happy Perihelion Day 2022!”
Star Gazers #STGZ145 1 minute January 3-9, 2022 “Happy Perihelion Day 2022!”
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Happy Perihelion Day 2022! | January 3 - January 9
Season 45 Episode 1 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STGZ145 1 minute January 3-9, 2022 “Happy Perihelion Day 2022!”
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HAPPY PERIHELION DAY!
EARTH S ORBIT IS SLIGHTLY OBLONG MEANING THIS WEEK WE ARE 3.2 MILLION MILES CLOSER TO THE SUN THAN IN JULY.
OR POP OUTSIDE JUST BEFORE SUNSET AND LOOK FOR MER-CURY -- IT S A TOUGH-TO-SPOT LITTLE DOT TRAILING BEHIND THE SUNSET.
IF YOU MISS IT, SATURN AND JUPITER ARE OUT TOO!
WE LL REACH EXACT PERIHELION AT EXACTLY 1:52AM EASTERN ON JANUARY FOURTH, BUT IF YOU RE COZY INSIDE AT THAT TIME I WON T BLAME YOU, BECAUSE IT S WINTER IN THE US!
IN THE WINTER, THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IS TILTED AWAY FROM THE SUN, AND RECEIVES LESS DIRECT LIGHT, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE WINTER NOW.
THE SEASONS ARE DRIVEN BY THE TILT OF THE EARTH AND NOT THE DISTANCE FROM OUR STAR.
THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE IS HAVING A NICE HOT SUMMER RIGHT NOW.
WEAR SUNSCREEN Y ALL AND KEEP LOOKIN UP!
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