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Hengefinder: Finding when the sun aligns with your street

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Re: Hengefinder: Finding when the sun aligns with your street

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Interesting, I've planned similar shots before and used different tools that serve a similar purpose. The Photographer’s Ephemeris has nice visualizations: https://photoephemeris.com/

NASA's Horizons ephemeris is also pretty good at preparing data for this. I've used it with a little script to check when the sun/moon will be in a given box. This hengefinder looks neat and really streamlined for its purpose though.

Re: Hengefinder: Finding when the sun aligns with your street

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post #4

Stonehenge of course, famously not a henge.

Apparently the word "henge" comes from the name Stonehenge but Stonehenge has the ditch on the wrong side of the bank to technically be a henge.

For any other curious people: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/what-is...

Re: Hengefinder: Finding when the sun aligns with your street

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I lived a long time in a city near the equator with a prominent east-west street. Commuting west to east in the morning and east to west in the evening meant frequent hengings. The roads don't feel particularly safe when you can't see anything. The town planners might have considered this.

Re: Hengefinder: Finding when the sun aligns with your street

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I lived a long time in a city near the equator with a prominent east-west street. Commuting west to east in the morning and east to west in the evening meant frequent hengings. The roads don't feel particularly safe when you can't see anything. The town planners might have considered this.

Additionally I have visited Stonehenge and it's sterilised and disappointing being unable to walk amongst the stones. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Re: Hengefinder: Finding when the sun aligns with your street

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post #12
post #4

Stonehenge of course, famously not a henge.

Apparently the word "henge" comes from the name Stonehenge but Stonehenge has the ditch on the wrong side of the bank to technically be a henge. For any other curious people: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/what-is...

Ye - also the henge is the circular ditch, not the stone circle or whatever in the centre
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