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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tutulemma: Solar Eclipse Analemma
NASA ^ | 08/22/2016 | (see photo credits)

Posted on 08/22/2016 6:30:55 AM PDT by ThomasMore

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2016 August 22
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Tutulemma: Solar Eclipse Analemma
Image Credit & Copyright: Cenk E. Tezel and Tunç Tezel (TWAN)

Explanation: If you went outside at exactly the same time every day and took a picture that included the Sun, how would the Sun's position change? 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. At the Winter Solstice in Earth's northern hemisphere, the Sun appears at the bottom of the analemma. Analemmas created from different latitudes 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 featured 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. If you want to create your own USA-based tutulemma ending at

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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: analemma; astronomy; nasa
Pictures like this are absolutely phenomenal and totally amaze me. Hope you enjoy.
1 posted on 08/22/2016 6:30:55 AM PDT by ThomasMore
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2 posted on 08/22/2016 6:33:06 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Islam is the Whore of Babylon!)
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To: ThomasMore

Total eclipse?
Sol had an anal-enema?..............


3 posted on 08/22/2016 6:54:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
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To: ThomasMore

This IS amazing!


4 posted on 08/22/2016 7:26:55 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: ThomasMore

I agree, as a really amateur photographer, this is really cool to see the clarity and crispness of the photo.


5 posted on 08/22/2016 10:05:56 AM PDT by RedWing9 (Jesus Rocks Zero Sucks)
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To: ThomasMore

I flew my Learjet to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the Sun.

At least I think it was me.


6 posted on 08/22/2016 10:11:21 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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