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It’s Cold Outside, but Earth Is at Its Closest Approach to the Sun: Our planet’s elliptical orbit doesn’t affect winter or summer temperatures. But some astronomers wonder whether it’s a factor in why life survives. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/science/perihelion-earth-sun.html …
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Happy
#Perihelion. Earth is at its closest point to the sun today. pic.twitter.com/iGkUE7LWpp
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#RandomTrivia#Earth is at#perihelion, Thurs., January 3 Even as the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter’s chill, our planet will be the closest it gets to the#sun during its#elliptical#orbit.pic.twitter.com/IzsAgUWbgV
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Happy
#Perihelion! Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun for this year, at 12:20 a.m. ET, Jan 3! http://bit.ly/2AB52va (Pic c/o Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seasons1.svg …)pic.twitter.com/jkUob6uHTf
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on the natural occasion of the
#ApSides, the#PeriHelion, the collection of the verification of the ACOUNT FORMAL was completed successfully and to collections of bits. truck is not fast enough for PRESENT COLLECTION now COUNTER PRESENT ACOUNT FORMAL COLLECTION somehow otherways! -
When the Earth is closest to the Sun does it get warmer?
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The Earth reaches its perihelion on 3 January. This day, the Sun will be 147,100,000 km from the Earth (5M km closer than in July), closer than at any other time during 2019.

#SpacePorn#SkyGuide#Perihelion pic.twitter.com/fyBUMjJzHV
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Happy Perihelion! Earth is closest to the sun right now than any other day of the year!

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Fun fact- today the Earth is its closest point to the sun. It’s called
#perihelion. Another fun fact- you need#healthinsurance for 2019. Have you filled out your app yet?#aca#obamacare@coveredcapic.twitter.com/JUKpLwrXc7
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Let us rejoice in the wonders of Earth and space at the
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DID YOU KNOW? This evening is as close as the Earth gets to the Sun all year, called
#perihelion! Despite Earth being the closest to the Sun in the winter, it is Earth's tilt that affects seasons, with the tilt being away from the Sun during winter and toward it during summer! pic.twitter.com/ghKO3sC1NY
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Earth chan is gonna get a tan
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Today Jan 3 is
#Perihelion Day - when the Earth is at its closest point to the Sun in its annual orbit. Should be sweltering! Surely? What's going on?#HotTopic@ProfBrianCox@skyatnightmag@DrBrianMay@RyeMojo@GylesB1 -
Overnight January 2 / 3, Earth at Perihelion: The closest distance to the Sun in our annual elliptical (oval-shaped) orbit.

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Earth has reached
#perihelion just about now. Our planet is at its closest to the Sun. Feeling toasty? -
Earth is as close to the Sun as it’s going to be this year, a mere 91,403,554 miles.
#Perihelion pic.twitter.com/8YCfM5QS1a
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The sun's position taken at the same solar time over the course of one year. The skewed "8", called an analemma, comes from our eleipical orbit and axial tilt. Today is
#perihelion, the day we are closest to the sun, despite how it feels in the Northern Hem. because of our tilt. pic.twitter.com/0VXwbM1VP3
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Isn't it strange that our planet is closest to the sun in the middle of winter? Stay warm today, friends!
#Perihelion#WeKnowMOpic.twitter.com/QOabdDrPEV
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