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> I've come to realize that the sun is never directly overhead, not even in summer It's only ever directly overhead in the tropics.
by bostonpete 7y ago
> I've come to realize that the sun is never directly overhead, not even in summer
It's only ever directly overhead in the tropics.
- emmelaich 7y ago.. which is defined to be between the tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn; 23°26′12.2″ north and south of the equator respectively.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoWhich is because the earths axial tilt is that angle: Earth's mean obliquity is currently 23°26′12.2″ (or 23.43672°) and decreasing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_tilt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_tilt