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Tutulemma: Solar Eclipse Analemma

Explanation: If you went outside at exactly the same time every day and took a picture that included the Sun, how would the Sun appear to move? With great planning and effort, such a series of images can be taken. The figure-8 path the Sun follows over the course of a year is called an analemma. This coming Monday, the Winter Solstice day in Earth's northern hemisphere, the Sun will be at the bottom of the analemma. Analemmas created from different latitudes would appear at least slightly different, as well as analemmas created at a different time each day. With even greater planning and effort, the series can include a total eclipse of the Sun as one of the images. Pictured is such a total solar eclipse analemma or Tutulemma - a term coined by the photographers based on the Turkish word for eclipse. The composite image sequence was recorded from Turkey starting in 2005. The base image for the sequence is from the total phase of a solar eclipse as viewed from Side, Turkey on 2006 March 29. Venus was also visible during totality, toward the lower right.

Young turkish boys are being placed in prison and forced to dance Swine Lake



What a cutie though (not meaning to insult you or your daughter Neuf)

Beautiful picture. One problem though, this year the winter solstice is on Monday, not Tuesday.
Thanks for many great pics
Patrick

excuse me. when this apod launched, i remember that i have already seen it in the past, which is in 2 oct 2007 . they are exactly the same, aren't they? why did apod post an image twice? did this ever happen before?

pinah wrote:excuse me. when this apod launched, i remember that i have already seen it in the past, which is in 2 oct 2007 . they are exactly the same, aren't they? why did apod post an image twice? did this ever happen before?

It happens all the time.

Some APODs have been repeated 5 or 6 times.

neufer wrote:It happens all the time.

When it happens, it is mostly on weekends.