btaf45@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIt’s midwinter, but it’s over 100 degrees in South Americawww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1212arrow-down1external-linkIt’s midwinter, but it’s over 100 degrees in South Americawww.washingtonpost.combtaf45@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareCmot_Dibbler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoIt’s definitely one of those things that seems obvious once you think about it but not something you would necessarily come to on your own. Here’s another; an image of the moon from the southern hemisphere appears upside down compared to the moon you’re likely familiar with.
minus-squarecomplacent_jerboa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe Moon thing does make sense. But I genuinely thought Earth’s orbit had more eccentricity than that, and didn’t know the rotational axis was that skewed. Certified science moment
It’s definitely one of those things that seems obvious once you think about it but not something you would necessarily come to on your own.
Here’s another; an image of the moon from the southern hemisphere appears upside down compared to the moon you’re likely familiar with.
The Moon thing does make sense. But I genuinely thought Earth’s orbit had more eccentricity than that, and didn’t know the rotational axis was that skewed.
Certified science moment