Subsolar point variation
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast22sep_1.htm

NASA-JPL, NASA


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This animated GIF depicts the seasonal variation in the subsolar point, reaching its northern most point around June 21 at the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn around Dec. 21. Again, remind students that the earth doesn�t wobble during its orbit around the sun.

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Keyword: seasons