Comments on: How to: Experience Manhattanhenge http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: hankchapot http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1438971 hankchapot Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1438971  I've watched the campanile's shadow sweep over the main road through campus this past week at sunrise + when the sun clears the hills around 6:45 a.m. The campus historic core is aimed directly at the Golden Gate, the later campus is on a NSEW grid. so I  think I'll go up for sunset.  I’ve watched the campanile’s shadow sweep over the main road through campus this past week at sunrise + when the sun clears the hills around 6:45 a.m.

The campus historic core is aimed directly at the Golden Gate, the later campus is on a NSEW grid. so I  think I’ll go up for sunset.

]]> By: Susan Carley Oliver http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436938 Susan Carley Oliver Wed, 30 May 2012 04:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436938  When will that be? I'm guessing that a Portlandhenge is well nigh impossible - we sit in the a valley flanked pretty effectively on the east and west sides by hills that block good views of the horizon.  When will that be?

I’m guessing that a Portlandhenge is well nigh impossible – we sit in the a valley flanked pretty effectively on the east and west sides by hills that block good views of the horizon.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436868 oasisob1 Wed, 30 May 2012 02:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436868 You bastards! The English language is not a toy! It's for serious things, like the Internet! Knock it off or Richard will come back! You bastards! The English language is not a toy! It’s for serious things, like the Internet! Knock it off or Richard will come back!

]]> By: Richard http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436830 Richard Wed, 30 May 2012 01:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436830 practical to you maybe as an American. Clearly not however to me. practical to you maybe as an American. Clearly not however to me.

]]> By: LinkMan http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436822 LinkMan Wed, 30 May 2012 01:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436822  I'm a moron, since today's Manhattanhenge was all about the evening (the morning Manhattanhenge happens in the winter).  I’m a moron, since today’s Manhattanhenge was all about the evening (the morning Manhattanhenge happens in the winter).

]]> By: LinkMan http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436821 LinkMan Wed, 30 May 2012 00:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436821 And for Richard's next act, he will explain why it makes no sense to append the suffix "-gate" to each and every American political scandal. And for Richard’s next act, he will explain why it makes no sense to append the suffix “-gate” to each and every American political scandal.

]]> By: hankchapot http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436814 hankchapot Wed, 30 May 2012 00:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436814 I'm watching for  Campanile-Henge (Sather Tower) on the UC Berkeley campus using the sunrise over the Berkeley hills. I’m watching for  Campanile-Henge (Sather Tower) on the UC Berkeley campus using the sunrise over the Berkeley hills.

]]> By: Ultan http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436749 Ultan Tue, 29 May 2012 23:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436749 If anyone wants to go into the details of how to compute sun and moon alignments, Alan Eliasen's  <a href="http://futureboy.us/mithenge/" rel="nofollow">page on MIThenge</a> is a great place to start. If anyone wants to go into the details of how to compute sun and moon alignments, Alan Eliasen’s  page on MIThenge is a great place to start.

]]> By: GlenBlank http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436654 GlenBlank Tue, 29 May 2012 22:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436654 <i>Note that any city crossed by a rectangular grid can identify days where the setting Sun aligns with their streets. </i> Not so.  The sun's total excursion in azimuth at sunset over the course of a year is around 46 degrees at the equator, and increases as you move toward the poles.  But in most of the tropical/temperate world, it's less than 90 degrees - so there are always some possible rectilinear grid alignments that won't ever align with the setting sun. LA's Historic Core along Broadway and its newer skyscraper clot on Bunker Hill are on one such grid.  It never aligns with the setting sun.   (It's mostly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Ord" rel="nofollow">Edward O.C. Ord</a>'s fault.) Note that any city crossed by a rectangular grid can identify days where the setting Sun aligns with their streets.

Not so.  The sun’s total excursion in azimuth at sunset over the course of a year is around 46 degrees at the equator, and increases as you move toward the poles.  But in most of the tropical/temperate world, it’s less than 90 degrees – so there are always some possible rectilinear grid alignments that won’t ever align with the setting sun.

LA’s Historic Core along Broadway and its newer skyscraper clot on Bunker Hill are on one such grid.  It never aligns with the setting sun.  

(It’s mostly Edward O.C. Ord‘s fault.)

]]> By: YanquiFrank http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436595 YanquiFrank Tue, 29 May 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436595 Actually the Bronx is east of Manhattan as well. North and east, but east at least as much as north. Actually the Bronx is east of Manhattan as well. North and east, but east at least as much as north.

]]> By: Sigmund Ausfaller http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436588 Sigmund Ausfaller Tue, 29 May 2012 21:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436588 It seems some have forgotten that there are 2 other boroughs of New York City to the east of Manhattan, known as "Brooklyn" and "Queens".  This phenomenon can be observed from the East River waterfront in both boroughs, and looks even more spectacular than it does within Manhattan. It seems some have forgotten that there are 2 other boroughs of New York City to the east of Manhattan, known as “Brooklyn” and “Queens”.  This phenomenon can be observed from the East River waterfront in both boroughs, and looks even more spectacular than it does within Manhattan.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436528 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 29 May 2012 19:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436528 O noes. We're misusing a word which hasn't had a practical use in half a millennium. O noes. We’re misusing a word which hasn’t had a practical use in half a millennium.

]]> By: Kaleberg http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436354 Kaleberg Tue, 29 May 2012 16:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436354 You can get a similar effect just about any sunny winter day if you cross one of the non-Broadway avenues by looking south mid-day. Take a second to look downtown when crossing an avenue (with the light, please). It's not Manhattan-henge, but it can be pretty impressive. You can get a similar effect just about any sunny winter day if you cross one of the non-Broadway avenues by looking south mid-day. Take a second to look downtown when crossing an avenue (with the light, please). It’s not Manhattan-henge, but it can be pretty impressive.

]]> By: Richard http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436326 Richard Tue, 29 May 2012 16:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436326 Like many things American, the term 'henge' used in this way is a significant perversion of the term referring to a raised ditch and bank structure. Especially so when the original referent in this case appears to be Stonehenge which doesn't exhibit a typical henge and is thus a misnomer further blurring the concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henge Like many things American, the term ‘henge’ used in this way is a significant perversion of the term referring to a raised ditch and bank structure.

Especially so when the original referent in this case appears to be Stonehenge which doesn’t exhibit a typical henge and is thus a misnomer further blurring the concept:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henge

]]> By: colinpoe http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436323 colinpoe Tue, 29 May 2012 16:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436323 Actually, being outside of Manhattan can give you a great view - I recommend Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City... Actually, being outside of Manhattan can give you a great view – I recommend Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City…

]]> By: Scott Rubin http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436242 Scott Rubin Tue, 29 May 2012 13:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436242  People complain that the rent in NYC is too damn high. That's because you're not just paying for the apartment, but for being able to experience things like casually on your bike ride home from work.  People complain that the rent in NYC is too damn high. That’s because you’re not just paying for the apartment, but for being able to experience things like casually on your bike ride home from work.

]]> By: LinkMan http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436241 LinkMan Tue, 29 May 2012 13:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436241 I thought this might be the reason the sun seemed so hard to avoid on the crosstown commute this morning. I thought this might be the reason the sun seemed so hard to avoid on the crosstown commute this morning.

]]> By: Wreckrob8 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436222 Wreckrob8 Tue, 29 May 2012 13:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436222 But what does it mean? But what does it mean?

]]> By: Princess Distress http://boingboing.net/2012/05/29/how-to-experience-manhattanhe.html#comment-1436219 Princess Distress Tue, 29 May 2012 12:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163460#comment-1436219 I'm doing this tonight/ I’m doing this tonight/

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