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The analemma curve is dependent on 2 factors.

First of all, the Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees with respect to its orbital plane.

Second, the Earth's orbit is not a circle but an ellipse. Perihelion occurs January 2nd.

If you were observing the analemma from another planet, say Jupiter, its appearance would be different. Jupiter is tilted only 3 degrees from the perpendicular, but has a fairly elliptical orbit, so the solar analemma appears there to be a simple oval.

On the other hand, the analemma from a Uranus-based location is a very wide and even figure-eight. Uranus is tilted past "sideways" to an angle of 98 degrees. Its orbit is about as elliptical as Jupiter's and more elliptical than Earth's.

1 posted on 03/20/2003 6:11:37 AM PST by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 03/20/2003 6:12:59 AM PST by petuniasevan (cogito, ergo spud: I think, therefore I yam...)
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Thanks for the ping!
6 posted on 03/20/2003 6:48:47 AM PST by GodBlessRonaldReagan (where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
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the Tholos

The makes a nice picture, the best ruin left at the site. It's not very big, and its use is not at all clear, probably they sold shish-ka-bobs. It looks like a late addition to the site, one of the artistic anomalies that is created when a society is in decadence. Delphi was a favorite picnic spot for wealthy Athenians--they had everything just like the state fair. Racetrack, concessions, fortune-tellers, you name it. The sky is very clear and it is far enough from Athens that city lights are not much of a problem. The Grotto no longer gives off fumes, and the show is over.

7 posted on 03/20/2003 9:03:59 AM PST by RightWhale (Theorems link concepts: Proofs establish links)
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