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dollx

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You would like to know if a star is coming towards you or away from you. Therefore, you will need to obtain the star's _______________ from its shifted spectra.
 
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Earth is closest to the Sun during the month of January. Explain then why we do not experience our hottest weather in January in the northern hemisphere.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

radial velocity

Answer to Question 2

It is the tilt of the Earth on its rotational axis which gives rise to the seasons, not the relative Earth-Sun distance. In January, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, so it is winter there.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Excellent

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Gracias!

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