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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2025 January 2   
      
                                Solar Analemma 2024   
                      Image Credit & Copyright: Betul Turksoy   
      
      Explanation: Recorded during 2024, this year-spanning series of images   
      reveals a pattern in the seasonal drift of the Sun's daily motion   
      through planet Earth's sky. Known to some as an analemma, the   
      figure-eight curve was captured in exposures taken only at 1pm local   
      time on clear days from Kayseri, Turkiye. Of course the Sun's position   
      on the 2024 solstice dates was at the top and bottom of the curve. They   
      correspond to the astronomical beginning of summer and winter in the   
      north. The points along the curve half-way between the solstices, but   
      not the figure-eight curve crossing point, mark the 2024 equinoxes and   
      the start of spring and fall. Regional peaks and dormant volcano Mount   
      Erciyes lie along the southern horizon in the 2024 timelapse skyscape.   
      
                         Tomorrow's picture: eclipse pair   
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