This page describes an image Solstices and Equinox
Image caption:
This captivating image showcases the journey of the Sun through the sky during the winter solstice (bottom), equinox (middle), and summer solstice (top) in Bursa, Turkey, between 21 December 2007 and 20 June 2008. Using a fisheye lens, the photographer captured the Sun's positions at regular intervals from sunrise to sunset on the three different days, illustrating the changing lengths of day and night throughout the year. The variations in the Sun’s daily path across the sky, its height at midday, and the positions of sunrise and sunset, as well as the length of a day, depend on Earth’s axial tilt relative to its orbit around the Sun. The series was taken from a rooftop in Bursa, where the local terrain adds its own unique touch by occasionally obstructing the horizon. Oriented with north at the top and south at the bottom, this visual diary serves as a stunning representation of the Sun’s path for those residing in mid-northern latitudes.
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Image credit:
Tunç Tezel/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10278664
Tags:
astrophotography
Related glossary terms:
Equinox
, Solstice
, Summer Solstice
, Sun Path (Day Arc)
, Winter Solstice
Categories:
Naked Eye Astronomy
Image license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
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Image caption: Dieses Bild verdeutlicht den Tagbogen der Sonne am Himmel während der Wintersonnenwende (unten), der Tagundnachtgleiche (Mitte) und der Sommersonnenwende (oben) und wurde zwischen dem 21. Dezember 2007 und dem 20. Juni 2008 in Bursa in der Türkei aufgenommen. Mit einem Fischaugenobjektiv hat der Fotograf die Positionen der Sonne in regelmäßigen Abständen von Sonnenaufgang bis Sonnenuntergang an den drei Tagen eingefangen, um die wechselnden Längen von Tag und Nacht im Laufe des Jahres zu veranschaulichen. Die Veränderungen der täglichen Bahn der Sonne über den Himmel, ihre Höhe zur Mittagszeit, die Positionen von Sonnenauf- und -untergang sowie die Länge eines Tages ergeben sich aus der Neigung der Erdachse relativ zu ihrer Umlaufbahn um die Sonne. Die Bilderserie wurde von einem Dach in Bursa aus aufgenommen und die Landschaft fügt dem Ganzen seine eigene Note hinzu, indem sie hier und da den Horizont verdeckt. Sie stellt in gewisser Weise ein Tagebuch dar, das eine eindrucksvolle Darstellung des Anblicks der Sonnenbahn von mittleren nördlichen Breitengraden aus bietet. Norden ist oben und Süden unten.
Image credit: Tunç Tezel/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Sommersonnenwende , Sonnenbahn (Tagbogen) , Sonnenwende , Tagundnachtgleiche , Winter Solstice Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Carolin Liefke
Image caption: Menzione d'onore al concorso di astrofotografia IAU OAE 2023, categoria Immagini fisse dell'arco diurno del Sole e solargrafie: Solstizi ed equinozi, di Tunç Tezel
Questa immagine accattivante mostra il viaggio del Sole nel cielo durante il solstizio d'inverno (in basso), l'equinozio (al centro) e il solstizio d'estate (in alto) a Bursa, in Turchia, tra il 21 dicembre 2007 e il 20 giugno 2008. Riceve una menzione d'onore nella categoria Immagini di archi diurni del Sole e Solargraphs. Utilizzando un obiettivo fisheye, il fotografo ha catturato le posizioni del Sole a intervalli regolari dall'alba al tramonto nei tre diversi giorni, illustrando le variazioni della durata del giorno e della notte nel corso dell'anno. Le variazioni del percorso giornaliero del Sole nel cielo, la sua altezza a mezzogiorno, le posizioni dell'alba e del tramonto e la durata del giorno dipendono dall'inclinazione assiale della Terra rispetto alla sua orbita intorno al Sole. La serie è stata scattata da un tetto di Bursa, dove il terreno locale aggiunge un tocco unico ostruendo occasionalmente l'orizzonte. Orientato con il nord in alto e il sud in basso, questo diario visivo è una straordinaria rappresentazione del percorso del Sole per chi risiede alle latitudini centro-settentrionali.
Image credit: Tunç Tezel/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Equinozio , Percorso del sole (arco diurno) , Solstizio , Solstizio d'estate , Solstizio d'inverno Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Valentina La Parola
Image caption: 这张引人入胜的照片记录了在2007年12月21日至2008年6月20日期间，太阳在土耳其布尔萨的冬至（下）、春分（中）以及夏至（上）在天空中运动的轨迹。摄影师使用鱼眼镜头，在这三天中以固定的时间间隔拍摄太阳从日出到日落的位置，生动展示了一年中昼夜长短的变化。太阳每日在天空中的运行轨迹、正午高度、日出和日落的位置，以及白昼的长度，均由地球自转轴与其绕太阳轨道的倾斜角度决定。这一系列照片拍摄于布尔萨的一座屋顶，当地的地形偶尔会遮挡地平线，为画面增添了独特的地域特征。照片中的方向以北朝上、以南朝下，这组视觉日记成为中北纬地区居民欣赏太阳运行轨迹变化的精彩呈现。
Image credit: 通奇·特泽尔/国际天文学联合会教育办公室 (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Sun Path (Day Arc) , 二至点 , 冬至 , 夏至 , 昼夜平分点 Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Li Jiankang
Image caption: 這張引人入勝的照片記錄了在2007年12月21日至2008年6月20日期間，太陽在土耳其布爾薩的冬至（下）、春分（中）以及夏至（上）在天空中運動的軌跡。攝影師使用魚眼鏡頭，在這三天中以固定的時間間隔拍攝太陽從日出到日落的位置，生動展示了一年中晝夜長短的變化。太陽每日在天空中的運行軌跡、正午高度、日出和日落的位置，以及白晝的長度，均由地球自轉軸與其繞太陽軌道的傾斜角度決定。這一系列照片拍攝於布爾薩的一座屋頂，當地的地形偶爾會遮擋地平線，為畫面增添了獨特的地域特徵。照片中的方向以北朝上、以南朝下，這組視覺日記成為中北緯地區居民欣賞太陽運行軌跡變化的精彩呈現。
Image credit: 通奇·特澤爾/國際天文學聯合會教育辦公室 (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Sun Path (Day Arc) , 二至點 , 冬至 , 夏至 , 晝夜平分點 Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: An automated transliteration from the simplified Chinese translation by - Li Jiankang
