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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jan 2

    Jan 3, 2018: Merry Perihelion to all flora & fauna of planet Earth. At 12:34am ET, we swing closer to the Sun than at any other time of year — about 3% closer than in July.

    9:02 PM - 2 Jan 2018
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    • Lorraine grindstaff Patty Bunner eight EBM Neb Madana Bhat-Khandige ㄖ丂丂乇丨几🌧☔ IRIS le van phuong
    635 replies 6,373 retweets 29,749 likes
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      2. Alt USDA_ARS‏ @AltUSDA_ARS Jan 2
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Trump will claim credit for this

        11 replies 4 retweets 201 likes
      3. RSM‏ @Skyebunnie Jan 2
        Replying to @AltUSDA_ARS @neiltyson

        He’s so cool though. Keeping airplanes aloft, and keeping the planet on it’s plane of ecliptic.

        1 reply 0 retweets 27 likes
      4. Alt USDA_ARS‏ @AltUSDA_ARS Jan 2
        Replying to @Skyebunnie @neiltyson

        Who knew a president could do all that?

        1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
      5. davydogg‏ @davydawgg Jan 2
        Replying to @AltUSDA_ARS @Skyebunnie @neiltyson

        Plus I didn't get my shower drain to clog the whole time during 2017. Thnx POTUS 45...it clogged one time on Obama's watch. Damn liberals!!!

        2 replies 1 retweet 23 likes
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      2. Jonathan S.‏ @du_Garbandier Jan 2
        Replying to @neiltyson

        So we can finally say Merry Perihelion again

        7 replies 9 retweets 367 likes
      3. Keri‏ @KaJuN00 Jan 2
        Replying to @du_Garbandier @neiltyson

        Lol ty!

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      4. OldTurk 🗽AZ CA GA NE: voting is NOW!‏ @_oldturk Jan 3
        Replying to @KaJuN00 @du_Garbandier @neiltyson

        Happy Helio-days

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      5. Keri‏ @KaJuN00 Jan 3
        Replying to @_oldturk @du_Garbandier @neiltyson

        Wait, are we allowed to say that? 😂😂😂

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Im So Over This‏ @leslietfj Jan 2
        Replying to @neiltyson

        So why can't it be 3% warmer? #yesitssarcasm

        12 replies 0 retweets 86 likes
      3. There must be a pony in here somwhere‏ @abmartinson Jan 2
        Replying to @leslietfj @neiltyson

        Holy axial tilt Batman!

        1 reply 2 retweets 52 likes
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      1. davydogg‏ @davydawgg Jan 2
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Wow...this is so cool! I'm more excited than New Year waiting for the moment...no lie. As I write this is ~2 minutes away! MERRY PERIHELION EVERYONE!!!pic.twitter.com/pvBdRHVUZQ

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      2. well seasoned‏ @chopkinsaz Jan 2
        Replying to @neiltyson

        wonder how close we get in the nuclear winter.

        2 replies 0 retweets 51 likes
      3. Nashville Resist  👊🏾 🏳️‍🌈 🎸 🚺 💗 🇺🇲 👊🏼‏ @NashvilleResist Jan 2
        Replying to @chopkinsaz @neiltyson

        #ForTheWin #WouldBeLaughingButWeAreCrying

        0 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
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      2. Nick‏ @youphoric Jan 2
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Does this mean Southern Hemisphere summers are hotter?

        4 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. JMoyer's Fancy Foyer‏ @Sowses_n_fixins Jan 2
        Replying to @youphoric @neiltyson

        The southern hemisphere is also like 80% water so it's more tempered than if it was in the northern hemisphere (only 60% water). Because of this northern summers are actually hotter.

        5 replies 1 retweet 43 likes
      4. Sean (not "Seen")‏ @seanys Jan 2
        Replying to @Sowses_n_fixins @youphoric @neiltyson

        It doesn't feel like it! (Having never experienced a Northern hemisphere summer)

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Ani Quinn‏Verified account @quinnessential Jan 2
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Fascinating! And in 4000 years this will be happening during the March equinox!

        2 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
      3. Thomas E Wright, MD‏ @ThomasEWrightMD Jan 3
        Replying to @quinnessential @neiltyson

        Cause?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Ani Quinn‏Verified account @quinnessential Jan 3
        Replying to @ThomasEWrightMD @neiltyson

        Orbit eccentricity. Perihelion and Aphelion dates drift by a day every 58 years.

        2 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
      5. Thomas E Wright, MD‏ @ThomasEWrightMD Jan 3
        Replying to @quinnessential @neiltyson

        Is that due to other satellites (planets) or just a fact that our elliptical orbit isn’t exactly 365 d long?

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Ani Quinn‏Verified account @quinnessential Jan 3
        Replying to @ThomasEWrightMD @neiltyson

        Check this outhttps://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/perihelion-aphelion-solstice.html …

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      7. Thomas E Wright, MD‏ @ThomasEWrightMD Jan 3
        Replying to @quinnessential @neiltyson

        Thanks

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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