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Manhattanhenge

Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 7:22 am
by WiseOne
For anyone in the NYC area, Manhattanhenge is 8:17pm today, if you can brave the heat.

http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/resour ... attanhenge

Twice a year, the setting sun is in position to shine exactly along the parallel streets, between the buildings.  It's a beautiful sight, and something that you'd otherwise have to travel to Stonehenge or Chichen Itza to see.

Re: Manhattanhenge

Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:22 am
by dualstow
That is neat.
I must be reading too much financial news. When I first espied this topic title, I was thinking "Henge fund." ;)

Re: Manhattanhenge

Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 7:46 pm
by Gosso
WiseOne wrote: For anyone in the NYC area, Manhattanhenge is 8:17pm today, if you can brave the heat.

http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/resour ... attanhenge

Twice a year, the setting sun is in position to shine exactly along the parallel streets, between the buildings.  It's a beautiful sight, and something that you'd otherwise have to travel to Stonehenge or Chichen Itza to see.
Cool!  I was just in New York...I probably could have seen a partial Manhattanhenge if I had known to look for it.  Maybe next time... :)

Re: Manhattanhenge

Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 7:55 pm
by WiseOne
Dang, it clouded up not one hour before sunset.  Wouldn't you know....we'll have another shot on July 12.