Hanging the sun: romantic advance of sunset, modern astronomical street view

"I want to stop the traffic because people want to drink in the company." ─ Neil de Grasse Tai Sen (movie)

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Hanging the sun: romantic advance of sunset, modern astronomical street view

"I want to stop the traffic because people want to drink in the company." ─ Neil de Grasse Tai Sen (movie)

Every once in a while, you may see people gathering on Emei Street or Xiaozhong Road in the west gate, setting up cameras to shoot the sky between buildings. Until dusk, the sun enters between buildings, just like hanging at the end of the street, and the romantic beauty induces people to press the shutter of the camera. This is the "hanging sun" of modern beauty.

Photography/Wang Junhao Hanging the Sun Is it a sunset? "I don't shoot the hanging sun in the direction between buildings. I went to the seaside to shoot, and the traffic was light, so I used the sea view to enhance the taste. The orange-red sun shines on the whole sky, which is really beautiful. " "That's the sunset." "This is not a sunset. This hanging sun looks 90% like a sunset. " "This is the sunset. Fuck! 』

The hanging sun is actually a sunset. When the angle between the sun and the earth's surface is getting smaller and smaller, sunlight can only be seen by us through the thick atmosphere. Because of Rayleigh scattering, short-wavelength blue light has been scattered on the way, which can't reach the eyes of distant observers, leaving long-wavelength orange-red sun light to reach our eyes, so the sunset at dusk will render the whole sky with orange-red light, which is a common sunset.

Figure/Visual Hunt Manhattan Heng: Manhattan plus Stonehenge is obviously a sunset. Why should we give this sunset a special name? This will start with the naming of Hanger in Manhattan. Manhattan was named by astrophysicist Neil Degraces Tai Sen in 2002. He combined the words Manhattan and Stonehenge, saying that this sunset is just hanging between buildings, but in Chinese, we call it hanging day.

Why should Stonehenge be named after the hanging sun? In fact, this inspiration came from Unul Degraces Tai Sen's childhood, when he visited Stonehenge under the guidance of astrophysicist Gerald Hawkins. Gerald Hawkins speculated that Stonehenge might be an ancient astronomical observatory, and he also wrote this idea in the book "Decoding Stonehenge", which made Neil Degraces Tai Sen get the association when shooting the first Zhang Xuan Rizhao film in 2002.

If Stonehenge is an ancient observatory, then modern high-rise buildings will become our observatory.

Where can I see the hanging sun in Taipei? According to the hanging sun forecast issued by central weather bureau, the hanging sun in 2020 will appear on Emei Street in the west gate and the east-west section of Xiao Zhong, west of Taipei Xinsheng Viaduct, from August 7 to 9 and from 10 to 12 respectively.

When appreciating or photographing the hanging sun, be careful not to look directly at the sun for too long. Like any activity related to observing the sun, looking straight for too long can cause eye damage. It is recommended to watch through the lens or other observation tools.

You must also pay attention to safety when shooting. In order to make the sunset appear in the middle of the photo, the photographer must stand in the middle of the road to take it, but at the same time, he must avoid the cars coming and going. It is suggested that you can shoot at the overpass or the pedestrian area of Ximen, where there will be no cars passing by.

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"Let it fall/let me put it down/I didn't put it down/I want to put it down." No, wait, I haven't finished filming yet. Don't leave it behind.

Since ancient times, the sun has risen and set in the west, and the sunset is nothing unusual, but hanging the sun is a beautiful sight only in modern society. The sun, the orange street view and the combination of nature and humanity make the busy street view stagnate and enjoy modern astronomical observation.

Editor's Note: The original description of Neil Degraces Tai Sen's inspiration from Manhattan Hanger was wrongly planted and has been revised. (2020/8/2 1)