For Manhattan, a place where evening matters more than morning, that special day comes twice a year. For 2012 they fall on May 29th, and July 12th, 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.
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Showing posts with label Hayden Planetarium. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Manhattanhenge starts tonight!
Manhattanhenge, the alignment of the setting sun on certain streets in Manhattan begins tonight (weather permitting) according to Hayden Planetarium boss man Neil deGrasse Tyson who, besides hating Pluto (we kid because we love), has created a handy webpage so you the scientific noob can experience this wonderously cool event:
For Manhattan, a place where evening matters more than morning, that special day comes twice a year. For 2012 they fall on May 29th, and July 12th, 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.
Head over to the Planetarium website for more on this cool and free event. You just bring the camera.
For Manhattan, a place where evening matters more than morning, that special day comes twice a year. For 2012 they fall on May 29th, and July 12th, 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.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Hayden Planetarium ready to kick off super cool 'Journey to the Stars' show
American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium is getting ready to launch 'Journey to the Stars' an almost half hour extravaganza narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. The show tells how large stars figure in our very existence. Even though Johnny holds a grudge with Planetarium Director Neil deGrasse Tyson, and would happily debate him over the loss of Pluto as a planet, this show is gonna be delightful.
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