Why does an Italian village keep a giant mirror on the mountain? 🪞☀️ From early November until February, the sun never clears the ridges around Viganella in the Ossola valley — so since 2006 a mirror reflects it into the square. Freemap's 360° panorama now draws the sun and moon over the real skyline: ☀️ 5 Nov: sun only 13:50–14:46 🌙 a 15% crescent, in its true phase, sets behind Pizzo del Ton at 13:41 📅 any date https://www.freemap.eu/#map=15/46.05218/8.19443&layers=X&tools=panorama&panorama=46.05218%2C8.19443&panorama-az=215&panorama-tilt=-10%2C50&panorama-date=2026-11-05&panorama-sky=sun%2Cmoon #OpenStreetMap #hiking #astronomy #Italy #Italia