Spock wrote:
> 
> Another winner.
> 
> I notice a tendency for folks to model both the earth and the terminator
> line as vertical.  While it is an accurate representation twice a year
> (spring and fall equinox?) I think it might be more interesting to look at
> the earth in mid-summer.  Try tipping the earth's main axis by 23 degrees or
> so (hope I got that angle right) to illustrate things like why the sun
> doesn't set above the arctic circle in the summer.  Just a thought.

	Well taken. 

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