The precession of Earth's axis as viewed from above north pole. The <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equinox&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Equinox (page does not exist)">Equinox</a> seasons pertain to the Northern Hemisphere and are reversed for the Southern.   The tilt of Earth's axis and the eccentricity of its orbit are exaggerated but apisides of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earth%27s_orbit&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Earth's orbit (page does not exist)">Earth's orbit</a> are not.
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