It depends on your latitude. From the northern hemisphere, in the morning, it has a small 'top' loop and a large 'bottom' loop. The bottom loop is closest to the eastern horizon, and the axis of the analemma is tilted from straight up and down ( perpendicular to the horizon line ) by an angle equal to your latitude, counter clockwise. Also, a spectacular time-lapse photo taken by Sky and Telescope photographer Dennis di Cicco, from Cambridge Massachusetts at 8:30 AM EST during the year also shows this tilt. The March, 2000 issue of Sky and Telescope also gives more information about these figures obtained photographically from several localities.
Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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