Analemma
This one's for Alonso, who's studying heirophanies (love that word) in Palenque. It's a photo of an analemma, the shape traced by the path of the sun, at the same time each day, over the course of a year. 
APOD: 2002 July 9 - Analemma
Here's another example
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Posted by Dave at December 23, 2003 11:37 AM