@neiltyson You'd think it would be warmer.
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@neiltyson is that why January 1st is New Year's Day? -
@MislaT@neiltyson No. The date of perihelion changes over time making one complete cycle about every 22,000 years. http://www.universetoday.com/80997/perihelion-and-aphelion/#ixzz2Gl7ElEmA … -
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@neiltyson yea I just looked it up. There couldn't have been a way for them to measure the distance between earth and the sun.
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@neiltyson@DrunkenTaoist Neil, love yourpodcast, would love to have you on ours sometime, a great following of open minded folks growingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson But@BadAstronomer told me perihelion is tomorrow! Unless he meant sidereal January 2nd... -
@CurtissJP@neiltyson It happens tomorrow at 04:37 UTC, which is tonight at 11:37 p.m. Eastern US time. -
@BadAstronomer@neiltyson So depending on where you live, today could be Perihelion or Perihelion Eve.#SCIENCE
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@neiltyson is there really something different about the moon? people are saying its changing. just thought id ask .Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Feliz Perihelio a todos. En su orbita ovalada anual, la Tierra cruza hoy al Sol mas cerca que ningun otro momento del año.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson AHHH, WE'LL ALL BURN ALIVE.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson That's coolThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson What's the far version of the perihelion called? How far away on comparison?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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