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Why wouldn't the earth be "always daytime" if the "daily cycle of sunlight" was drawn full-s...

The sun is really far away. Thus its rays are essentially parallel at the earth's orbit. So, while the diagram you posted is clearly a bit off in terms of the relative size and distance between the su …
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