Happy Solsthelion Everyone 18 points by ColinWright 3y ago ↗ HN The Solstice was December 21st, Perihelion is January 4th, and between them they neatly cover the usual holiday period.So here's wishing everyone a Happy Solsthelion !!
[–] user837462928 3y ago ↗ Lay-astronomer and budding neo-pagan here. Is it just coincidence that these two points are relatively close in the yearly orbit or are they related to physically? [–] ahazred8ta 3y ago ↗ Temporary coincidence. The perihelion dates drift a week or two every thousand years. [–] user837462928 3y ago ↗ Got it thanks!
[–] ahazred8ta 3y ago ↗ Temporary coincidence. The perihelion dates drift a week or two every thousand years. [–] user837462928 3y ago ↗ Got it thanks!
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