Best Manhattanhenge ever.
Photographers:
Goodbye Manhattanhenge. See you next year!
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7/13/11
Manhattanhenge 2011 - July 13
Manhattanhenge - July 13, 2011 in Times Square.
Best Manhattanhenge ever.
Photographers:
Goodbye Manhattanhenge. See you next year!
Best Manhattanhenge ever.
Photographers:
Goodbye Manhattanhenge. See you next year!
7/12/11
Manhattanhenge 2011 - July 12
Since I missed the event in May, the Manhattanhenge that was set to take place on July 12th and 13th was all I've been able to think about.
I was lucky enough to see this rare sunset from 34th Street and 1st Avenue, and capture the "Peoplehenge" phenomenon that takes place too as photographers take over the intersection between green lights to get the best view.
Practice shot for Manhattanhenge, just minutes before it occurred!
Paparazzi waiting for Manhattanhenge, just minutes before it occured!
"Peoplehenge"
Close call with a cab
Scary bus traffic speeding by
Cell phone capture
More to come from tomorrow's Manhattanhenge viewing!
I was lucky enough to see this rare sunset from 34th Street and 1st Avenue, and capture the "Peoplehenge" phenomenon that takes place too as photographers take over the intersection between green lights to get the best view.
Practice shot for Manhattanhenge, just minutes before it occurred!
Paparazzi waiting for Manhattanhenge, just minutes before it occured!
"Peoplehenge"
Close call with a cab
Scary bus traffic speeding by
Cell phone capture
More to come from tomorrow's Manhattanhenge viewing!
6/24/11
Manhattanhenge 2011 Meet-up
Since I missed the May 30/31 Manhattanhenge (I was out seeing Bridesmaids one of the nights, and at home watching Bachelorette the other... shame on me for being a girl), I am making up for it with two meet-ups on the July 11th and 12th dates!
From NewYorkology -
The 2011 Manhattanhenge dates:
Full-sun on the grid:
Monday, July 11 at 8:25 p.m.
Half-sun on the grid:
Tuesday, July 12 at 8:25 p.m.
Monday, let's meet at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue at 7:30 pm. I know that's not the best viewing spot but it is next to Bryant Park and I am seeing Gentlemen Prefer Blondes there that night as part of their HBO Summer Film Festival. If you would like to move further East, then we can simply meet-up to say Hi, share tips and stories of past Manhattanhenge events, then go our separate ways!
Tuesday, let's meet at 34th Street and 1st Avenue at 7:30. There is a plaza on the northeast corner in front of the East 34th Street Heliport. The Express Bus M15 and Crosstown M34 both stop near here. We will have a great view of the Empire State Building in our shots. I will be taking pics from the middle of the street during red lights. Join me in the crazyness!
From my 2010 viewing of Manhattanhenge on July 11th from the Tudor City Bridge on East 42nd Street:
If you're interested in a far out view, go to Gantry State Plaza Park in Long Island City, Queens:
From NewYorkology -
The 2011 Manhattanhenge dates:
Full-sun on the grid:
Monday, July 11 at 8:25 p.m.
Half-sun on the grid:
Tuesday, July 12 at 8:25 p.m.
Monday, let's meet at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue at 7:30 pm. I know that's not the best viewing spot but it is next to Bryant Park and I am seeing Gentlemen Prefer Blondes there that night as part of their HBO Summer Film Festival. If you would like to move further East, then we can simply meet-up to say Hi, share tips and stories of past Manhattanhenge events, then go our separate ways!
Tuesday, let's meet at 34th Street and 1st Avenue at 7:30. There is a plaza on the northeast corner in front of the East 34th Street Heliport. The Express Bus M15 and Crosstown M34 both stop near here. We will have a great view of the Empire State Building in our shots. I will be taking pics from the middle of the street during red lights. Join me in the crazyness!
From my 2010 viewing of Manhattanhenge on July 11th from the Tudor City Bridge on East 42nd Street:
If you're interested in a far out view, go to Gantry State Plaza Park in Long Island City, Queens:
7/12/10
Manhattanhenge 2010
I'd been looking forward to Manhattanhenge for a year couple of months now—since last year's viewing out in Long Island City at Gantry Plaza State Park. A yellow post-it reading, "Manhattanhenge, July 11, 8:26 - 8:28 pm" had been hanging (and falling) from my work computer as an important reminder since I missed the May 31st one.
It was cloudy on Memorial Day anyway, but on Sunday, July 11th, the weather was perfect and Joseph from I Still Heart New York and I went out to the Tudor City Bridge above 42nd Street and 1st Avenue to catch this very special, very orangish/red event.
There were crowds already forming along this pedestrian bridge but we got a pretty good spot in the second row (behind all the tripods) and waited patiently for the few minutes worth of perfect sun alignment with Manhattan's East-West grid.
On its way out...
It was cloudy on Memorial Day anyway, but on Sunday, July 11th, the weather was perfect and Joseph from I Still Heart New York and I went out to the Tudor City Bridge above 42nd Street and 1st Avenue to catch this very special, very orangish/red event.
There were crowds already forming along this pedestrian bridge but we got a pretty good spot in the second row (behind all the tripods) and waited patiently for the few minutes worth of perfect sun alignment with Manhattan's East-West grid.
Here it comes!
Almost Manhattanhenge...
Almost centered.
He sees it too!
Perfectly centered with the Chrysler Building also in view
On its way out...
Painting the city orange and red
6/1/09
Manhattanhenge 2009!
Manhattanhenge 2009 occurred over the weekend. They call it "Manhattanhenge" because the sun becomes centered on New York City's grid at this time. The City is about 30ยบ out of line with the sun's setting and so the dates of "Manhattanhenge" do not fall on the dates of the spring and autumn equinoxes.
On Saturday, May 30, you could see half of the sun on Manhattan's grid (by looking down a city street towards the West), and on Sunday May 31st, specifically at 8:17 pm, you could see the sun in full.
I originally planned to view the sun setting by looking down 57th Street from the east side of town, but I ended up over in Queens on a dock in Long Island City (off of Gantry Park on 50th Ave & 2nd Street). Besides the view of the sun being centered between the buildings on 33rd Street (below), there were also great views of the East River, Queensborough Bridge and the famous Pepsi Cola sign.
More info here on NewYorkology.com via the Hayden Planetarium of The Museum of Natural History.
On Saturday, May 30, you could see half of the sun on Manhattan's grid (by looking down a city street towards the West), and on Sunday May 31st, specifically at 8:17 pm, you could see the sun in full.
I originally planned to view the sun setting by looking down 57th Street from the east side of town, but I ended up over in Queens on a dock in Long Island City (off of Gantry Park on 50th Ave & 2nd Street). Besides the view of the sun being centered between the buildings on 33rd Street (below), there were also great views of the East River, Queensborough Bridge and the famous Pepsi Cola sign.
More info here on NewYorkology.com via the Hayden Planetarium of The Museum of Natural History.
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