I really liked your animations, but isn't step 14 incorrect? Earth's axis processes, but on a very long timescale. In the span of a day, the axis should be effectively stationary. That's why its the rotation 'axis' - it's the fixed line it rotates about. That's why Polaris is the north star: the axis of rotation points effectively directly at it at all times no matter the season. During summer in the northern hemisphere, the tilt is towards the sun, giving us more direct heating, and in the winter it's away from the sun. This isn't due to the axis moving, but due to the axis' relative position changing throughout earth's orbit around the sun.
Everything you're saying is right, but I'm not seeing what's wrong with step 14. Did they edit it?
> Earth turns once every 23 h 56 min (one sidereal day) about an axis tilted 23.4° (the blue line). That spin gives us day and night; the tilt gives us the seasons.
Nothing in step 14 to me implies s procession of the axis.
This is exactly right; the phenomenon is known as axial parallelism.
Oh neat, didn't realize there was a term for it!