Go to
Analemma.com (you'll need
QuickTime) and see the simulations of the analemma as seen from other planets, as well as from Earth. You can also see what the analemma would look like if Earth were tilted differently and/or its orbit was more eccentric.
The movies there were made with my favorite astronomy software, Starry Night.
The real Earth analemma:
To: MozartLover; Joan912; NovemberCharlie; snowfox; Dawgsquat; viligantcitizen; theDentist; ...
2 posted on
06/26/2003 3:50:02 AM PDT by
petuniasevan
(Rap is to music as Etch-A-Sketch is to art.)
To: petuniasevan
BTTT
4 posted on
06/26/2003 4:45:24 AM PDT by
GodBlessRonaldReagan
(where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
To: petuniasevan
Good one. It is hard enough to visualize the analemma substructure for earth, but realizing that the analemma for another planet might be a different figure altogether is great with morning coffee.
5 posted on
06/26/2003 9:24:41 AM PDT by
RightWhale
(gazing at shadows)
To: petuniasevan
I'd like to see the one for Pluto, since it has a really elliptical orbit.
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