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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20 Mar 2013

    Happy Equinox. But light does not equal dark. Air refraction prolongs sunrise & sunset giving us a little more day than night

    10:55 AM - 20 Mar 2013
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      1. Puma #FreeRaif‏ @PumaBare 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Wish you'd been my science teacher, I might have stayed awake.

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      1. Literal reincarnation of noted author H.D. Thoreau‏ @TheNewThoreau 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson shut up you nerd

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      1. Michael Darrow‏ @mike_darrow 20 Mar 2013
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        “@neiltyson Happy Equinox But light does not equal dark. Air refraction prolongs sunrise/sunset giving more day than night” @GavinHeffernan

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      1. lisa pool boobs  🏖‏ @thejoshuary 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson *gasp* Everything I've ever believed is a lie!

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      1. Na3than‏ @ICanBeWrong 22 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Dammit, Neil! "Hey kids, remember when I told you what 'equinox' means? Turns out Daddy knows nothing."

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      1. Hunter Bash‏ @_TheBash 21 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson did you know the equinox is to blame for the various stories of the "son" dying and being resurrected 3 days later. #FreeThinker

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      1. Adrienne!‏ @Cool_Aid1 21 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson nerd! :-)

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      1. Nathan Fenwick‏ @BigNateNZ 21 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson is there a day where light DOES equal dark?

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      1. Tony Nusret‏ @TonyNusret 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Thanks for that, it's scientific and optimistic!

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      1. Jeff Ulrich‏ @jeffsulrich 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson and because the sun has a diameter and not just a point.

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      1. Danny MacMillan‏ @dannymacmillan 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Do almanacs record actual or apparent times?

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      1. Mackenzie Mason‏ @Vindicator777 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson FINALLY you answered my question about that :D

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      1. Ebonbriar‏ @SythThanatos 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson First Unicorns, then Magic, and now the Equinox. Must science ruin everything!?!? Granted, not dying at age 25 is pretty cool.

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      1. Jeanne McCafferty‏ @IrishCabrini 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Buzzkiller.

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