Why celebrate this?
Monumental progress
Our planet Earth, along with the rest of the Solar System travels around the galactic center of the MilkyWay Galaxy every 225 million Earth years.
One centi-arcsecond of this rotation is called a Galactic Tick. A Galactic Tick happens every 633.7 days, or 1.7361 years.
Galactic Tick Day is set aside to acknowledge our Sun's motion, our progress around the home galaxy, and to celebrate humanity's knowledge of this motion.
Origins
Honoring Awareness
The first Galactic Tick Day was one Galactic Tick (1.7361 years) after Hans Lippershey filed the patent for the first telescope on October 2nd, 1608.
This is in honour of the telescope's power to allow us to acheive awareness of the nature of the universe.
The 238th Galactic Tick Day is later this year on December 15th, 2021. Let’s celebrate together!
Participate
Do you want to contribute to Galactic Tick Day? There are a number of ways you can participate!
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Share
Share Galactic Tick Day with friends and fans to seem in the know about interesting events.
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Write
Write a blog or news article to create an interesting buzz around science awareness.
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Talk
Galactic Tick day is an interesting talking point when out with friends or on a date.
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Contemplate
Be a good human by taking the time to think about how to make this crazy journey a little nicer for everyone.
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Create
Find your own unique way to carry the Galactic Tick Day torch.
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Celebrate
Mark the day by meeting people, being present, having fun, or being intentional.
Contact Us
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