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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 4 Jan 2017

    January 4, 2017; Merry Perihelion to planet Earth. In our oval orbit, we are 3% closer to the Sun today than in July.

    5:47 AM - 4 Jan 2017
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      2. Lori Merner‏ @merner_lori 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @jritka then why is it so COLD! 😨❄🌞

        6 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      3.  ☂Jesse ☈itka ☼‏Verified account @jritka 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @merner_lori @neiltyson

        Because the Northern Hemisphere is tilted AWAY from the sun during the winter months.

        1 reply 1 retweet 45 likes
      4. Lori Merner‏ @merner_lori 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @jritka @neiltyson

        guess I'll have to scrap the shorts then😉⛄

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. End of conversation
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      2. ghouley duley  🎃‏Verified account @Advil 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        nice try pushing your heliocentric conspiracy agenda!!!

        2 replies 6 retweets 169 likes
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      2. Official Carter UK‏ @CarterTweetsUK 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        how come it's not warmer now my friend? Is it because of the axis of the earth?

        8 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      3.  🚲Peter W Beadle 🚲‏ @pwbnyc 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @CarterTweetsUK @neiltyson

        right, the Northern hemisphere is currently tilted away from the sun. It's summer in South America.

        3 replies 0 retweets 46 likes
      4. Official Carter UK‏ @CarterTweetsUK 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @pwbnyc @neiltyson

        ahh I understand thank you my friend

        0 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
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      2. Ryan Hammetter‏ @rjhammetter 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        this tweet has "real science that politicians can spin for their own climate change denial agenda" written all over it.

        1 reply 1 retweet 13 likes
      3. John C. Halloran‏ @johnchalloran 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @rjhammetter @neiltyson

        Well, maybe. But otoh, when have they ever needed real science to promote their crapola?

        0 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
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      2. Jared Ewy‏ @Jaredewy 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Will it swallow us before the inauguration? #fingerscrossed

        2 replies 3 retweets 65 likes
      3. John C. Halloran‏ @johnchalloran 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Jaredewy @neiltyson

        Wishful thinking!

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Salt Lick‏ @Saltlick123 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @johnchalloran @Jaredewy @neiltyson

        Actually, some odd behavior on the sun right now? So, hope lives!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. John C. Halloran‏ @johnchalloran 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Saltlick123 @Jaredewy @neiltyson

        So we're at the point now of hoping for incineration before inauguration? Yikes!

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Bitcoin Giveaway & Airdrop‏ @DoUWantBitcoin 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Can you tweet more universe facts this year? I enjoy learning about it.

        0 replies 0 retweets 35 likes
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      2. Chuck Puett‏ @ChuckPuett1 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Rats, can't find a rhyme for "elliptical"...

        6 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Carter Blunt‏ @ThatCarterBlunt 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @ChuckPuett1 @neiltyson

        You could easily find one if they weren't so cryptical. :P :)

        2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      4. C.G.H.B.‏ @hollafu 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @ThatCarterBlunt @ChuckPuett1 @neiltyson

        not to be cynical, but isn't it hard sometimes to break out of a mindset that is cyclical? :)

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. •Ry•‏ @khangkhung 4 Jan 2017
        Replying to @hollafu @ThatCarterBlunt and

        if that's the case, ya'll need to change your ways to sum'in biblical. 😜

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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