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yes, since we're on a tilt the two hemispheres get their summer and winter during opposite seasons when their respective hemisphere is 'facing' the sun while the equator pretty much always gets the same amount of sun


One of the things that happens in the film clip, is that a professorial gentleman gives the "orbit is closer" answer, then is asked what season it is in the Southern hemisphere when it's Summer in the Northern one.




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