Re: Annual calendar of celestial events

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From: Scott Ransom
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 08:42

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Original to: palmer@sfu.ca
 -=> Quoting palmerRe: Annual calendar of celestial eventsfu.ca to All <=-

 p> Did the article mention the fact, due to the same cause as the
 p> retardation of sunrise and sunset at the winter solstice, that spring
 p> and summer in the northern hemisphere last more than a week longer than
 p> fall and winter? Turns out that the sun hurries through our cooler
 p> seasons, and the Earth's rotation can't keep up with it. Kepler's
 p> second law explains it nicely. 
 p> That's my favorite counterintuitive result. It's a nice thought, since
 p> it is snowing right now.

Does this also mean that all the sun Im currently enjoying here in Sydney
will also be a rush job? I always wondered why winter was so long, and
summer such a fleeting event.. Or is that just romantisism?


Scott..      
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