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My mom the science teacher e-mailed me about this when that article came out. It was actually quite gorgeous to see.
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One man sees things and says "why?", but I dream things that never were and say "why not?"
It does, but I wasn't in position to see it last year. Thanks for reminding me, I'm gonna try and catch it again this one 8•)
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One man sees things and says "why?", but I dream things that never were and say "why not?"
oui… je retrieve de ma souer…
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One man sees things and says "why?", but I dream things that never were and say "why not?"
That link was quite interesting Keith. The link to the Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive was even more fascinating (and time consuming).
Of particular interest was A Sun Pillar Over Maine. I saw one of those things a few years ago I didn’t have a camera with me.
Of particular interest was A Sun Pillar Over Maine. I saw one of those things a few years ago I didn’t have a camera with me.
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There are three colours, Ten digits and seven notes, its what we do with them that’s important.
Ruth Ross
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Life is mostly Froth & Bubble
thanks for the update… while I won't be in position again this Sunday, July 13th looks bright and clear to catch it. 8•)
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One man sees things and says "why?", but I dream things that never were and say "why not?"
Update: Now I will be in position tomorrow night... due to planning. lol. I'll steal somebody's camera as my sister FORGOT to bring mine back tyvm
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One man sees things and says "why?", but I dream things that never were and say "why not?"
Due to cloud cover conditions… Manhattanhenge was underwhelming. *sigh* @ least I'll get another shot in july?
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One man sees things and says "why?", but I dream things that never were and say "why not?"
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American Museum of Natural History astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson desrcribes this phenomenon beautifully in the Natural History Magazine, explaining that like Stonehenge where the sun sets in alignment with stones during the summer solstice, Manhattan has two "special" days where the sun sets between buildings - May 28 and July 12:
On these days, the Sun fully illuminates every single cross street during the last fifteen minutes of daylight and sets exactly on the street's centerline. Upon studying American culture and what is important to it, future anthropologists might take the Manhattan alignments to be cosmic signs of Memorial Day and, of course, baseball's All-Star break.
If the Manhattan grid matched the geographic north-south line, then our special days would be the equinoxes, the two days on the calendar when the Sun rises due east and sets due west. But Manhattan is rotated 30 degrees east from geographic north, shifting the special days elsewhere in the calendar.
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before anybody points out that the article is from 2004 .. and that the sun lining up with a city street is, not only, a non-issue, but annoying as well .. I say this ..
yeah, I know .. but I was going through post-partem depression