Why The Full Moon is Better in Winter
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Winter is unquestionably the best season - for skiing. And for full moons.We're lucky enough to have winters because the earth's plane of rotation is tilted relativeto its orbit. This means that when part of the earth is tilted towards the sun, the sunstays in the sky for a longer amount of time each day, and it's warm out. Summer! Of course,when that part of the earth is tilted away from the sun, the sun is lower in the skyand doesn't stay up as long. This might make winter darker, but you can think of it asbonus time pointing towards interstellar space! And, as I said before, winter has the bestfull moons.The moon is new when it's on the same side of the earth as the sun, and it doesn't reflectany light on us. Thi...
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Winter is unquestionably the best season - for skiing. And for full moons.We're lucky enough to have winters because the earth's plane of rotation is tilted relativeto its orbit. This means that when part of the earth is tilted towards the sun, the sunstays in the sky for a longer amount of time each day, and it's warm out. Summer! Of course,when that part of the earth is tilted away from the sun, the sun is lower in the skyand doesn't stay up as long. This might make winter darker, but you can think of it asbonus time pointing towards interstellar space! And, as I said before, winter has the bestfull moons.The moon is new when it's on the same side of the earth as the sun, and it doesn't reflectany light on us. Thi...
