Guess what July 4th was?

[Robert_Moriyama]

BESIDES THAT!

From Starry Night Times:

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Educator’s Corner: The Earth at Aphelion on July 4

Americans celebrate the 4th of July as Independence Day: the anniversary of the birth of the nation. But in 2011, the Earth celebrates Aphelion Day, marking its greatest distance from the Sun.

The Earth orbits the Sun in an ellipse and its closest approach is called perihelion. In 2011, perihelion was reached on January 3 (at a distance of 147 million kilometers). The aphelion distance on July 4 is 152 million kilometers.