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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Solargraphic Analemmas
APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 2 Jul, 2022 | Image Credit & Copyright: Dawid Rycabel (Pinholove)

Posted on 07/02/2022 12:58:37 PM PDT by MtnClimber

Explanation: For the northern hemisphere June 21 was the summer solstice, the Sun reaching its northernmost declination for the year. That would put it at the top of each of these three figure-8 curves, or analemmas, as it passed through the daytime sky over the village of Proboszczow, Poland. No sequence of digital exposures was used to construct the remarkable image though. Using a pinhole camera fixed to face south during the period June 26, 2021 to June 26, 2022, the image was formed directly on a single sheet of photographic paper, a technique known as solargraphy. The three analemmas are the result of briefly exposing the photo paper through the pinhole each day at 11:00, 12:00, and 13:00 CET. Groups of dashed lines on the sides show partial tracks of the Sun from daily exposures made every 15 minutes. Over the year-long solargraphic photo opportunity clouds blocking the Sun during the pinhole exposures created the dark gaps.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa
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1 posted on 07/02/2022 12:58:37 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 07/02/2022 12:58:51 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Pinging the APOD list.

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3 posted on 07/02/2022 12:59:24 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Trippy.


4 posted on 07/02/2022 1:05:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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Fantastic!


5 posted on 07/02/2022 1:22:23 PM PDT by verum ago (I figure some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
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It reminds me of the rows of LED lights on old computers.


6 posted on 07/02/2022 1:32:20 PM PDT by DannyTN
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7 posted on 07/02/2022 2:26:09 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump /DeSantis)
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Always though of Poland as a much more cloudy place considering the infrequent dark areas.


8 posted on 07/02/2022 2:55:08 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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In like Flynn! Sincere thanks to you, RN, for all you do. Best, AFB-XYZ


9 posted on 07/02/2022 7:23:25 PM PDT by AFB-XYZ (Stand up, or bend over)
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Forget this post, and delete it if you can. I replied to the wrong thread. Sheesh, sometimes I scare me. Heh.


10 posted on 07/02/2022 7:24:56 PM PDT by AFB-XYZ (Stand up, or bend over)
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