Manhattanhenge!

[Furtherman]

http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef014e89c6eaff970d-800wi

Sunset on the Manhattan Grid (http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/resources/starstruck/manhattanhenge)

For Manhattan, a place where evening matters more than morning, that special day comes twice a year. For 2011 they fall on May 30th, and July 13th, when the setting Sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid, creating a radiant glow of light across Manhattan's brick and steel canyons, simultaneously illuminating both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough's grid. A rare and beautiful sight. These two days happen to correspond with Memorial Day and Baseball's All Star break. Future anthropologists might conclude that, via the Sun, the people who called themselves Americans worshiped War and Baseball.

For these two days, as the Sun sets on the grid, half the disk sits above and half below the horizon. My personal preference for photographs. But the day after May 30th (May 31), and the day before July 13 (July 12) also offer Manhattanhenge moments, but at sunset, you instead will find the entire ball of the Sun on the horizon.

[jennysmurf]

Oooooooo...pretty!

[sailor]

I forget about that every year.

[Snacks]

I have never heard about that before. That is really beautiful!

[Furtherman]

Tonight you'll be able to see the entire Sun lined up West to East. Tomorrow it is 1/2 the Sun.

[Judge Smails]

Tonight you'll be able to see the entire Sun lined up West to East. Tomorrow it is 1/2 the Sun.

You forgot to mention to also keep an eye out for the homeless guy taking a big streaming shit between two parked cars.

[jennysmurf]

You forgot to mention to also keep an eye out for the homeless guy taking a big streaming shit between two parked cars.

Silly, you can see that any 'ol time. This is special!

[disneyspy]

foodcourtdruide is gonna be so happy

[cougarjake13]

I forget about that every year.

as do i


doesnt matter as much as im no longer there but is still cool as shit

[Furtherman]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/345226409.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1310567882&Signature=IQ7GHgYi8xCZKCdUuDHgFGz26aQ%3D

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http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/345228607.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1310567995&Signature=u9sMOxo7JSr%2F%2Bp13mBeUN0LwGMY%3D

[jennysmurf]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/345226409.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1310567882&Signature=IQ7GHgYi8xCZKCdUuDHgFGz26aQ%3D

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/345227599.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1310567956&Signature=KOVfL5%2BTqX6Udl2FmekNs4C7ZmQ%3D

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/345228607.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1310567995&Signature=u9sMOxo7JSr%2F%2Bp13mBeUN0LwGMY%3D

I'm only seeing red x's.:sad:

[Furtherman]

I'm only seeing red x's.:sad:

Not sure why, they are there.

[disneyspy]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/345226409.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1310567882&Signature=IQ7GHgYi8xCZKCdUuDHgFGz26aQ%3D

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/345227599.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1310567956&Signature=KOVfL5%2BTqX6Udl2FmekNs4C7ZmQ%3D

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/345228607.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1310567995&Signature=u9sMOxo7JSr%2F%2Bp13mBeUN0LwGMY%3D

this is all i see

[Furtherman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Furtherman/manhattanhenge01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Furtherman/manhattanhenge02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Furtherman/manhattanhenge03.jpg


OK, maybe these will work.

[jennysmurf]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Furtherman/manhattanhenge01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Furtherman/manhattanhenge02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Furtherman/manhattanhenge03.jpg


OK, maybe these will work.

They did! Very nice! *sigh* I miss the city.:down:

[disneyspy]

furtherman gets a photo he took mentioned in this article,pretty cool and congrats man http://storyful.com/stories/1000005403

[Furtherman]

furtherman gets a photo he took mentioned in this article,pretty cool and congrats man http://storyful.com/stories/1000005403

Thank you sir. I suspect they liked the neo bowling guy for Bowlmor lanes in the shot.

[cougarjake13]

congrats


nice shot

[Furtherman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Furtherman/manhattanhenge2012.jpg


Clouds prevented a true Manhattanhenge last night.

[sailor]

Any new video of idiots wandering in the streets during this year's event?

[underdog]

Any new video of idiots wandering in the streets during this year's event?

People were taking tons of pictures of the people standing in the road. It was more of an attraction than the cloud covered sun.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/s720x720/48086_10150849758845848_514939254_n.jpg

[sailor]

I think it was last years posted vids of people almost getting run over. Way fun.

[underdog]

I think it was last years posted vids of people almost getting run over. Way fun.

Taxis were going fucking NUTS.

[spoon]

i think the tag "who gives a shit" sums it up best

what a bunch of tysondegrasse shit

[jennysmurf]

i think the tag "who gives a shit" sums it up best

what a bunch of tysondegrasse shit

Spoon's such a crabby patty.:happy:

[hanso]

I bet there's rays on the trains.

[underdog]

i think the tag "who gives a shit" sums it up best

what a bunch of tysondegrasse shit

It's cool looking.

[mdr55]

People were taking tons of pictures of the people standing in the road. It was more of an attraction than the cloud covered sun.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/s720x720/48086_10150849758845848_514939254_n.jpg


I was on the opposite corner! People that didn't know were asking what was going on. Too bad the clouds didn't agree with the sun that day.:thumbdown: