So I applied for my first job today.
We will see how this goes…
Manhattanhenge
As Neil deGrasse Tyson ponders:
“What will future civilizations think of Manhattan Island when they dig it up and find a carefully laid out network of streets and avenues?”
If they don’t assume aliens, they might just think there was some astronomy behind NYC’s layout. I mean, we have (correctly) assumed the same for Stonehenge … why not Manhattan?
Twice a year on either side of the summer solstice, the Manhattan street grid lines up precisely with the setting sun, framing the glowing orb with towering steel and concrete, and creating even more traffic than normal. Last night’s sighting was a washout due to weather, but there will be another opportunity tonight at 8:16 PM to see the marvel of Manhattanhenge.
The path of the sun creeps north and south along with the changing seasons due to the tilt of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the sun. The 30 degree shift of the Manhattan street grid (and the fact that the island offers uninterrupted horizon on its west side) allow this unique urban view of the sun, perhaps unequaled around the world.
NYC followers, I know you’re out there. Grab a camera and get out there (and feel free to tweet me any good pics)! If the weather messes you up again, well … I guess you can just stare at the 2011 photo above really hard.
(More info at the Hayden Planetarium, photo above by ejpphoto on Flickr)
It’s 12:34 am…
and I am sitting out on my back deck with my laptop typing my final research paper for English. I can’t decide if this a beautiful thing that I can be outside right now or not.
I just have to get through these last two weeks.
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A major case of butterflies.
I’ve had a traumatic day.
Violinists are so punny.
- Friend: I'd like to stick my sound post through your f-hole, if you know what I mean.
- Me:
- Friend: I'd like to finger some notes on your g-string, if you catch my drift.
- Me:
- Friend: I like to finger some notes with vibrato, do you know what I'm talking about?
- Me: Sigh.
High-Speed photographs of colour ink on water by Alberto Emiliano Seveso.
From an Australian News Site:
Stretching from the sunrise to sunset, this 360 degree image was captured by Greek photographer Chris Kotsiopoloulos in Sounio, Greece.
It took him a painstaking 30 hours and hundreds of images to create the amazing time-spanning panorama.
Beginning in the east, Mr Kotsiopoloulos snapped the early morning rays hitting the clouds before clocking the suns path across the sky and then into the night.
He was forced to use a hairdryer to keep the lens of his camera from getting too moist as temperatures dropped to about three degrees Celsius.
“I had to stay in the same place alone for 30 hours in total to get everything right, prepare and take the pictures.
“At night it became even more difficult because I had to keep my eyes open and inspect the camera lens for moisture.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/stunning-snap-merges-day-and-night/story-e6frfq80-1226331616038#ixzz1sfn4OcOw
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