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title: Analemma
date: "2002-07-09T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 1284
description: Observe the analemma, the figure-eight path the sun traces in the sky when viewed from the same location at the same time over a year, caused by Earth's axial tilt and elliptical orbit.
keywords: [analemma, solar cycle, astronomy, earth orbit, axial tilt, solar position]
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If you see the sun at the same time from the same spot over a year, it traces a pattern called [analemma](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020709.html).