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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 3 Jan 2016

    January 2nd / 3rd : Merry Perihelion to all. The time of the year where Earth, in its oval orbit, passes closest to the Sun.

    6:57 PM - 3 Jan 2016
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      1. Boo! I’m sorry if that triggered you‏ @UNDEADTRESOR 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Shut up nerd

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      2. BOO!bie‏ @boobie_styles 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson um it's really cold right now so you're definitely wrong about this one, checkmate bitch

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      4. BOO!bie‏ @boobie_styles 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @wookiee85

        @wookiee85 @neiltyson if the sun is close to the earth it should be hot out. Have you ever stood close the heater in your house? Same thing

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      6. BOO!bie‏ @boobie_styles 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @wookiee85

        @wookiee85 @neiltyson Neil just bothers me in general so I'm messing around, I know what I said was dumb and he knows what he's taking about

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      2. Bill Kendrick‏ @billkendrick 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Does perihelion in January make for milder winter in the northern hemisphere, & hotter summer in southern? Always been curious...

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. UConn_Squirrels‏ @UConn_Squirrels 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @billkendrick

        @billkendrick it's always in January @neiltyson

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      4. Bill Kendrick‏ @billkendrick 4 Jan 2016
        Replying to @UConn_Squirrels

        @UConn_Squirrels @neiltyson Heh, yeah, I knew that. I just wondered if that caused noticeably different summers & winters in N vs S hemisphs

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Bill Kendrick‏ @billkendrick 4 Jan 2016
        Replying to @billkendrick

        @UConn_Squirrels @neiltyson Thx Google! "Earth's movement around Sun has very little effect on onset of seasons" h/t http://timeanddate.com 

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. UConn_Squirrels‏ @UConn_Squirrels 5 Jan 2016
        Replying to @billkendrick

        @billkendrick @neiltyson yup it's the tilt of the axis and surface area for sunlight!

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      2.  🎀BettyBlaze'sMind 🎀‏ @BettyBlazexxx 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson then why is it so cold?

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      3. qiitxx‏ @qiitxx 6 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BettyBlazexxx

        @bettymahone420 @neiltyson because the earth is tilted away from the sun

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4.  🎀BettyBlaze'sMind 🎀‏ @BettyBlazexxx 6 Jan 2016
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        @qiitxx @neiltyson yeah, they answered that for me, but thanks

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      2. I Use The Internet‏ @iusetheinternet 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Surely we should be hearing about the "Super Sun" which will appear more than twice as big as normal...

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Peter Burka‏ @pburka 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @iusetheinternet

        @iusetheinternet Tomorrow, if you stare at the sun for 10 minutes you'll see something you'll never see again in your lifetime!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. I Use The Internet‏ @iusetheinternet 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @pburka

        @pburka Instructions unclear, eyeball stuck in corona.

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      5. Ken Walker‏ @kwalker 3 Jan 2016
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        .@iusetheinternet @pburka Mars is going to be really bigpic.twitter.com/XcEYsCrpb6

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      1. Todd Scott‏ @MeToddScott 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Would the reason we are closest to the sun at this time of year due to Earth belly expanding? Or is that just me #fatGuyProblems

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