Saturday, May 30, 2009

Manhattanhenge!





At 8:17 PM TONIGHT!!! What is it?

"For 15 minutes around sunset on two days this summer, the sun will set in exact alignment with the cross streets of Manhattan's street grid, making the city's towering buildings function something like a modern-day Stonehenge.

They call it Manhattanhenge."

Read more here and here.

Sorry for the late notice!

28 comments:

Kitty said...

GAAAAHHH! I WANNA LIVE IN MANHATTEN NOW!!! D8

UU said...

MANATTAN IS AWESOME! I WANT TO LIVE THERE!

Nellie said...

Beautiful! Thank you so much; those pictures are incredible.

Anonymous said...

Next book????

ShatteredLaughter said...

Cool! Does this happen every year?

~chanel~ said...

that is sooooo cool! i love new york! first secret underground cities, and now this!!!! too bad i'm stuck in the suburbs in the middle of nowhere. :(

Kiwi said...

I wish I were in Manhatten right now...
It must be quite breathtaking in person. It looks lovely in the pictures. =)

Marie said...

Too bad I am not going to be in NY then :( .I wish I was!

WillSing said...

I just got home, BUT I SAW IT!!! it was beautiful by the way,
but the sun was my eyes so i couldn't look for long, it reminds me of those fake New York ads more than Stonehenge

Reel Dancer said...

i'm jealous...>:(

Peacey said...

Kewl. I'm trying to think if we have anything aweseomtacular like that around where I live ...

~chanel~ said...

i know this is completely off topic and random, but i gotta know. have u seen the policeman who pulled a bus with his HAIR??????!!!!!!!! if not, u gotta see it!!!! it's insane!!!! its on msn video!!! the dude practices by uprooting a tree every morning! his goal is to try to pull a PLANE with is hair next!!!!

~chanel~ said...

P.S. BTW at the same place as the bus pulling hair guy, u can watch the world burping champion try to beat his record of 118 decibles (as loud as a clap of thunder) and u can witness a dude lift 1,100 pounds!

Thumb Biter said...

I was so relieved when I read that it was biannual...I thought it was like that thing where the moon is really bright every five years or something.
BTW, do you know where I can get information about Manhattan's hidden houses? I can't find anything online :(

Kirsten Miller said...

Thumb Biter: Here's an article for you . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/20/realestate/a-village-in-the-city-hidden-in-plain-sight.html?scp=1&sq=hidden%20houses&st=cse

Thumb Biter said...

Oh yeah! I remember that article.
Also, whoops...I must have accidentally changed my name... :P this is Jin Ai.

Kirsten Miller said...

Oh good! I was hoping you hadn't disappeared. There are more articles at the NY Times. Just put "hidden houses" into their search box.

Anonymous said...

hey kristen i am having a problem. my ipod touch is on wi-fi and i can get on yahoo etc, but i can't open your site up! it will come up, but only as a black page with two cubes that have question mars! i was really hoping to see your site on my touch.. *sigh*...kool pics i really like them! them made me smile!
-LD

Anonymous said...

Dear Kirsten Miller,
I am a HUGE fan of your books and i was wondering. When is the next book coming out? what is the title called? Are you finished with it yet? sry for so much questions. I was wondering if you could either email me or give me your address so i could give you a letter. please please PLEASE! reply back.

- Amber StarGem

Kirsten Miller said...

Amber: My email is kikistrike@gmail.com.

I'll answer your questions in my response! Talk to you soon. KM

Reel Dancer said...

anybody know what a prepositional phrase is? for some stupid english project we're "traveling" to somewhere and have to do the most evil and impossible stuff!!! i hate english, especially the teacher.

Thumb Biter said...

Reel Dancer: GIYF.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/prepositionalphrase.htm

Anonymous said...

I think you might like this if you haven't hear of it already:
http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/

brave chickens said...

Call me thick, but I don't get it O_o

However, NYC will always remain wonderful, regardless whether I understand this 'Manhattanege.'

Irregular Kiki said...

Coooooooooooool!!!!!! Those photos so nice!

8yearsoldandcute said...

AWSOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holly Laychuk said...

Dear Kirsten Miller,
I am a HUGE fan of your books and i was wondering. When is the next book coming out? what is the title called?But I really want you to make another sooo please do!

Charm said...

You know I go to Manhattan every week so this is kind of boring.