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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 23 Sep 2015

    Sept 23: Happy Equinox to all Earthlings. One of only two annual days when the Sun everywhere rises due East & sets due West.

    7:21 AM - 23 Sep 2015
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      1. ∀lan ∃liasen‏ @aeliasen 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Fun fact: The sun actually rises & sets closer to due east & west TOMORROW, Sept. 24. Calculator here: https://frinklang.org/fsp/sun.fsp 

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      1. fardmuhammad‏ @fardmuhammad 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson And since Chicago's grid is almost in line with actual east and west, we get to have #Chicagohenge here. :)

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      2. Davide Castelvecchi‏ @dcastelvecchi 24 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson @kevaba Not quite true if you're at one of the poles because no such thing as E/W :-)

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      3. Marc Durantez‏ @mdzgf 24 Sep 2015
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        @dcastelvecchi @neiltyson @kevaba I wonder how it feels to see half a sun all day long.

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      2. И O T A K E R‏ @notakermusic 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson @StarTalkRadio it's also my birthday! Yay!

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      3. StarTalk‏Verified account @StarTalkRadio 23 Sep 2015
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        @notakermusic Happy Birthday!

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      4. И O T A K E R‏ @notakermusic 23 Sep 2015
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        @StarTalkRadio thank you!

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      1. eightzero‏ @eightzero 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson remember: if you stand at the north pole, every direction you point is south.

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      1. Brian Stark‏ @starkdesign 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson not to mention, its also my wife's birthday! Happy Birthday to @FrugalNovice who shines light in my life!

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      1. Vote BLUE November 6th‏ @binkytoes 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson Nanu Nanu

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      2. Wilbert Ruperto‏ @ruperto1023 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson and it's my birthday!

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      1. Dan Marhoover‏ @Conifers1 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson All is right with the world

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      1. Danny Hunt‏ @DHUNTtweets 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson It's Neil deGrasse Tyson CO2 Day on #ClimateChangeMassExtinction http://www.climatechangemassextinction.com . ..fair use, people need to know

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      1. Still Learning‏ @aerojman 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson You are a great teacher, professor Tyson! Also, a very Happy Birthday to Nicole @upwardsomething, my Equinox daughter.

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      1. Colin‏ @Colin444 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson @FFRF isn't that if you only live on the equator?

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      1. W F L‏ @WSTRNFNCLZRD 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson summertime done come and gone, my oh my

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      1. MiKE zalmai‏ @MikeLMuerte 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson makes my birthday feel even more special

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      1. Michelle Santagate‏ @NokomisMichelle 23 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson happy Equinox 2 U as well Mr. Tyson!!!! Balance= rare but sweet.

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