RE: Super Bright Full Moon December 22

happy life skills foundation (hapilife@efn.org)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:21:23 -0800 (PST)


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Oh......whoops...I knew it was something like that. Leave it to you to set
us all straight!!! :)
Ken Silverman

On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Judith Blumhorst, DC wrote:

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> You've got it backwards.
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> The earth's axis of rotation deviates 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to
> the plane of the orbit around the sun.
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> In winter in the northern hemisphere, the north pole is inclined 23.5 degrees *away* from the sun, and
> the sun's rays hit the northern hemisphere at a sharper angle. They pass
> through more atmosphere on their way to the ground too. That's why the days
> are shorter and the weather cooler.
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> On Dec 22, the sun will be above the horizon for approx 9 hours at lat 40,
> and the sun won't even rise for those living inside the northern polar circle
> at lat 23.5. Inside the southern polar cirlce, the sun won't set on Dec 22.
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> Judy B.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: happy life skills foundation [SMTP:hapilife@efn.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 4:49 PM
> > To: Krumpe, Andrew
> > Cc: 'hlg@pacbell.net'; wwpotter@tscnet.com
> > Subject: RE: Super Bright Full Moon December 22
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> > West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> > no...wrong about tilt. At winter solstice the north pole tilts
> > toward the
> > sun....the angle of reflection is less...hence winter
> > Ken Silverman
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