An AstroGrav video that shows a simulation of a solar analemma, together with the corresponding paths for Mercury and Venus over a five year period. These curves are the paths formed by the motions of the objects at one day intervals when viewed from a particular location at local noon. The Sun's analemma repeats annually, whereas the paths of Mercury and Venus are irregular.
The video covers a period of five years at a rate of about one month per second. The Moon can be seen flashing from right to left about once a second, and the outer planets are visible moving slowly from left to right at certain times.
Reykjavik was chosen as the viewpoint because its northerly location allows the horizon, Sun's analemma, and paths of Mercury and Venus to all be visible without using too high a field of view.
If the simulation is run within AstroGrav, the viewpoint can easily be changed to anywhere in the world, and the time can be changed to any desired time of the day.
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