The Celestial Sphere concept

Celestial Sphere

Celestial sphere sites

The first site allows you to simulate the apparent motion of the Sun around the Earth for any day of the year (and location).  It's really cool to play around with.

http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion3/animations/sunmotions.swf

http://www.astronomynotes.com/nakedeye/csph1t5.htm

http://www.astronomynotes.com/nakedeye/s4.htm

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The analemma - the "apparent" path of the Sun around the Earth