[Larry Lucido]

It does feel cooler today.

[yarddog]

I wonder.

Does that make seasons South of the equator, more extreme?

[Born to Conserve]

” ... and twice as far away as perihelion ... “

Um, no.

[CaliforniaCraftBeer]

thanks for posting

[markman46]

Really. 112 in the oc placentia

[Verginius Rufus]

On Mars the difference between perihelion and aphelion is much greater than on earth. The reason this year's opposition will be especially favorable for viewers on earth is that Mars will be close to perihelion when it's at opposition.

The planet with the least eccentric orbit is Venus, followed by Neptune, earth, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Mercury. If Pluto is counted as a planet it's in ninth place. If it's counted as a "dwarf planet," it is second among the ones discovered so far--after Eris.

[equaviator]

“12:46 p.m. EDT (1646 GMT), when Earth will be 94,507,803 miles (152,095,566 kilometers) away from the sun.”

Would that be from the surface of the earth to the surface of the sun or is it from the center of the earth to the center of the sun?

[Deaf Smith]

"Averaged over...7 percent less intense than it is in January"

In statistics, normally extreme highs and lows are left out for standard deviation. Texas in July was not considered as part of the data imputs.

[Excellence]

Great animations. I wish I’d had this when I was home schooling my kids.

[oldtech]

It’s supposed to hit 99° here today. What’s it going to be like tomorrow when the sun may be a couple miles closer? I guess it all depends on which climate change dipstick you decide to pay attention to.