The reason for the season
Who says I’m not into the holidays?
Thanks to Phil Plait for providing the image, which I think he got from The Slumbering Lungfish.
Extra points if you can correctly guess which side of the photo to place the sun!
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on December 20, 2007 at 9:01 pm Nate wrote:
To the right, of course. The reason that it’s colder in the northern hemisphere in December is because the axial tilt means the sun’s light strikes a a more oblique angle - more atmo to get thru and less direct energy.
Tons of fun and happy hollandaise to you and yours.
on January 4, 2008 at 3:43 pm Jan Karlsbjerg wrote:
Whaddayamean “guess” which side the sun is on?!