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From Solstice to Solstice

Posted: Mon 23/01/2012 06:01
by Orion
A link to Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nasa)

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120121.html

Amazing!
[Scroll down for description below photo]

Re: From Solstice to Solstice

Posted: Mon 23/01/2012 16:42
by Michael
Usually its the figure 8 picture for the sun but this is different.

Re: From Solstice to Solstice

Posted: Mon 23/01/2012 19:47
by Lacertae
Yeah the analemma* is more common, but it seems solargraph are getting more popular lately.

Re: From Solstice to Solstice

Posted: Wed 27/06/2012 08:28
by Orion
A link to another Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nasa):

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

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Re: From Solstice to Solstice

Posted: Wed 27/06/2012 17:34
by Richard
Orion wrote:A link to another Astronomy Picture of the Day (Nasa):

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

[Scroll down for description below photo]
Theyve changed the photo from - A Sundial that Shows Solstice , look in the archives and you can find it again,neat photo that i had to go back to and show the kids.

Re: From Solstice to Solstice

Posted: Thu 28/06/2012 19:12
by Orion
Richard wrote:
Theyve changed the photo from - A Sundial that Shows Solstice , look in the archives and you can find it again,neat photo that i had to go back to and show the kids.
Thanks Richard for drawing that to my attention: I hope this link will go straight to the picture I meant:

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120626.html

showing the most amazing sundial.