Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]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. 2022 June 21 [2]The featured image shows the Sun in many positions as it appeared during the late afternoon. In the foreground is the skyline of the city including Taipei 101, one of the tallest buildings in the world. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. Analemma over Taipei Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Meiying Lee Explanation: Does the Sun return to the same spot on the sky every day? No. A better and more visual answer to that question is an [4]analemma, a composite of images taken at the [5]same time and from the same place over the course of a year. The [6]featured analemma was compiled at 4:30 pm many afternoons from [7]Taiwan during 2021, with the city skyline of [8]Taipei in the foreground, including tall [9]Taipei 101. The [10]Sun's location in December -- at the [11]December solstice -- is shown on the far left, while its location at the [12]June solstice is captured on the far right. Also shown are the positions of the Sun throughout the rest of the day on the [13]solstices and [14]equinoxes. Today is the [15]June solstice of 2022, the day in [16]Earth's northern hemisphere when the [17]Sun spends the [18]longest time in the sky. In many countries, today marks the official beginning of a new [19]season, for example winter in Earth's southern hemisphere. Tomorrow's picture: big boom debris __________________________________________________________________ [20]< | [21]Archive | [22]Submissions | [23]Index | [24]Search | [25]Calendar | [26]RSS | [27]Education | [28]About APOD | [29]Discuss | [30]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [31]Robert Nemiroff ([32]MTU) & [33]Jerry Bonnell ([34]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [35]Specific rights apply. [36]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [37]ASD at [38]NASA / [39]GSFC & [40]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2206/AnalemmaTaipei_Lee_1080.jpg 3. https://www.youtube.com/user/lmeiying 4. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130922.html 5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap190621.html 6. https://youtu.be/59MW1aqO7L4?t=56 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan 8. https://youtu.be/ZABVA1SH9VE 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101 10. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/in-depth/ 11. https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/december-solstice.html 12. https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-june-solstice/ 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170621.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210922.html 15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_solstice 16. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/earth/overview/ 17. https://www.seniorcatwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/do-cats-like-sitting-in-the-sun.jpg 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220321.html 19. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/ 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220620.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 22. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 24. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 27. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 29. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=220621 30. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220622.html 31. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 32. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 33. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 34. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 35. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 36. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 37. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 38. https://www.nasa.gov/ 39. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 40. http://www.mtu.edu/