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| Click to ENLARGE. Base image from 'Wikipedia'. |
NO, we don't notice anything. In the scheme of things, the added distance, is not big enough to make any difference to the LIGHT or HEAT we get from the Sun.
It also has nothing to do with the seasons or the Summer solstice (or for that matter Winter). The above diagram tries to highlight that.
It has ALL to do with earth's orbit around the Sun -- & NOTHING else.
Earth's orbit around the Sun, like nearly ALL orbits in our Solar System is ELLIPTICAL -- and the Sun is 'off center'. You can see that from the above diagram THOUGH the shape of the ellipse has been exaggerated to make the point.
So during EACH orbit (i.e., one year) we have an APHELION (i.e., furthest point) & a PERIHELION (i.e., closest point). The aphelion falls between July 3 & July 5. Hence, today, in 2025, i.e., July 3.
Got that.
Perihelion for the year has come & gone -- in January. Though for us, in the Northern Hemisphere, it occurred in early January didn't mean we saw any WARMING. Just doesn't work like that. Kind of a shame. The season are all due to earth's axial TILT.
OK?
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