Sunny Side of the Street
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by Glyn Bowerman
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Torontohenge
When the Sun lines up
Article re-printed from "Spacing" Spring 2015 issue.
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© 2015 All Rights Reserved. Spacing.ca
by Glyn Bowerman
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NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and six-time champion, Jimmie Johnson, told me via Twitter on October 25, 2014, that "The late stages at PIR are tough with the sun in your eyes."
Of course, I wanted to see how the sun angles look at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) so I prepared the diagram below to illustrate the case. The next race scheduled at PIR is on Sunday, November 9, 2014, beginning at 1:00 pm MST (3:00 ET) - this is the last race in the Eliminator Round and the last race before the Championship Race at Homestead-Miami on November 16th.
The diagram below shows the sun angles at PIR for the November 9th race.
Looks like Jimmie was absolutely right... was there ever any doubt??
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Cheers, Ralph
On October 25, 2014, the sun sets in line with Toronto's major east-west streets offering photographers a great opportunity to capture the sun as it perches on the horizon between the canyon walls of buildings on either side of the street. Sunset is at 6:18 pm EDT.
Although Torontohenge technically falls on October 25th, great photos can be taken in the days leading up to the 25th as the sun hovers directly above the street prior to sunset.
The photo below is a rendering showing the time and position of the sun (approx.) when it is in line with east-west streets between October 15th and 25th. As you can see, there are lots of opportunities for great shots shortly after 6 pm. (Click photo for larger view.)
Share your pictures on Twitter by sending them to @sunposition using the hashtag #Torontohenge. You may also e-mail them directly to us at rba@sunposition.com.
source: http://www.sunposition.com/torontohenge_oct2014.html
Cheers, Ralph
2014 Halloween sunset times for select Canadian and US cities:
CANADA
| Calgary AB | 6:11 p.m. MDT |
| Charlottetown PEI | 5:59 p.m. ADT |
| Edmonton AB | 6:02 p.m. MDT |
| Halifax NS | 6:04 p.m. ADT |
| Ottawa ON | 5:51 p.m. EDT |
| Quebec City PQ | 5:30 p.m. EDT |
| Regina SK | 5:35 p.m. CST* |
| St. John NB | 6:13 p.m. ADT |
| St. John's NL | 5:45 p.m. NDT |
| Sault Ste. Marie ON | 6:23 p.m. EDT |
| Toronto ON | 6:09 p.m. EDT |
| Vancouver BC | 5:52 p.m. PDT |
| Winnipeg MB | 6:07 p.m. CDT |
* no Daylight Time observed in SK
USA
| Chicago IL | 5:46 p.m. CDT |
| Denver CO | 5:59 p.m. MDT |
| Houston TX | 6:35 p.m. CDT |
| Miami FL | 6:40 p.m. EDT |
| New York City NY | 5:53 p.m. EDT |
| San Diego CA | 5:58 p.m. PDT |
| San Francisco CA | 6:12 p.m. PDT |
source: http://www.sunposition.com/halloweensunset2014.html
Happy Trick or Treating!
Cheers, Ralph
