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Subject: Re: Uranus's axis
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Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 18:32:02 EST
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> I know that Uranus's axis of rotation is tilted ~90 degrees from the
> normal, perpendicular-to-ecliptic axis.  This means that the axis
> lies in the plane of the ecliptic, but which way does it point?  
> Does it point at the sun, or is it tangent to the orbit, or some
> angle in between?

At what time of Uranus's year are you interested in?  During the
summer in the northern hemisphere, the north pole points towards
the sun.  During the winter, it points away from the sun.