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Dog-eared
05-Jan-09, 00:26
Didnt know there was such a thing , but interesting nonetheless.

Check out the site - http://www.analemma.de/english/analem.html

Some more info here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation_of_time

http://www.analemma.de/images/articles/rumyants.jpg

astroman
06-Jan-09, 00:25
Shows an interesting effect, but although not nearly as honorous as North Light's "photo every day for a year" project, I'm not sure I have the dedication to do it.

Dog-eared
06-Jan-09, 00:25
I was talking to an astronomer friend today and he said that big telecommunication dishes have to do a constantly changing line of sight to so called geostationary satellites in far orbit because of this phenomenon.
Whew ! I'll stick to mudmover stuff !! :lol::lol:

Dog-eared
06-Jan-09, 00:54
Yes, I really like Northlight's project, a good photo every time - I'm working my way through them and savouring them , as I am with MPH's brother's ones.

I must go to the Faeroes sometime !

Links here -

Northlight -
http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=64461

Mystical potato head's brother-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/86712273@N00/

Deemac
06-Jan-09, 09:52
Thanks for the info Dog-eared. Yet another fact I didn't even know existed!!