August 31, 2024. Sunset 7:39 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Are we done with the loud bell, yet? Kiki looks ready to go home now, please.Thanks Norman and Matt for holding down the fort.
2008 was the inaugural year in an ongoing, aspirational project dedicated to the observation of the sun every time it crosses the horizon and to sharing the awareness of that moment with others while ringing bells. It is based on the conviction that something as inarguable as the movement of the earth can be used as a point of unity and awareness among large groups of people who might otherwise find it impossible to agree. Want to Participate? www.facebook.com/dailybell.sunwatch/
August 31, 2024. Sunset 7:39 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Are we done with the loud bell, yet? Kiki looks ready to go home now, please.
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August 24, 2024. 12 pictures of the sun, each month, same place, same time.
Shenu Dissanayake. National Geographic Nature.
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August 24, 2024. Sunset 7:53 PM. Ironwood, MI.
Looking tropical over Lake Superior?
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Would that it only could continue that way
August 20, 2024. Sunrise 6:55 AM. Irving, TX.
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August 15, 2024. Sunset 7:58 PM. Jefferson, NY. Thank you, Jackson and Nancy for baptizing that acetylene tank formerly used for welding into a sunset bell for the evening. I understand it has long resided there in the forest and that tonight was the first time it was employed to accompany the sun going down. Something to add to its resume.
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July 16, 2024. Sunset 8:24 PM. Brooklyn, NY. My friend Ching was visiting at sunset - so here we are hanging out the front window together- watching the moon rise while ringing the sun down.
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July 14, 2024. Sunset 8:25 PM. Brooklyn, NY.
Getting off the subway in time for the sunset after sitting in the 6B community garden, listening to Bill Buchen and Steve Gorn's LUMINOUS RAGAS performance there. Raga is “that which colors the mind”. Thank you for an unexpected and much needed respite.
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July 14, 2024. Sunset 8:16 PM. Monhegan Island, ME.
WOW!-- Thank you, Wendy.
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July 11, 2024. Sunset 8:25 PM. Washington, NC.
“Sunset…Washington NC…c/o IUP friend Inken”
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July 9, 2024. Sunset 8:26 PM. Atlantic City, NJ.
"Bayside" - Diane Ryan
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July 3, 2024. Sunset 8:29 PM. Bermuda, North Atlantic Ocean.
"Sunset today from the Bermuda Triangle"
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June 20, 2024. Sunset 8:30 PM. East River, NYC.
Special thanks to Harvestworks and the wonderful group of interns working there this summer-- Jay Reinier, Grace Schmidhauser, Liam Schoenholt and especially to Renai Heath who documented and created this terrific video of our Solstice crossing on the 20th.
(Keep an eye out for that Strawberry Moon)
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June 20. 2024. Sunset 8:30 PM. East River, NY.
Beautiful Strawberry moon rising over Brooklyn on the 20th, nice cool breeze and sprinkling of many little bells-- It was a magical moment. Thank you everyone who came along for either or both rides across the East River to celebrate the sunset on the Solstice and the next day as well. FYI- While the sunset is holding for 16 days at 8:30, the daylight has begun shrinking by several seconds a day-- thanks to the steadily, but later creeping sunrise. For those of us who are NOT early risers, it's pretty wonderful having the sunset at the same time for over 2 weeks.
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June 21, 2024. Brooklyn, NY.
June 21, 2024. Brooklyn, NY “This year, the Full Moon coincides with the summer solstice! On the evening of June 21 —just after sunset—look towards the southeast to watch the full Moon rise gently above the horizon. June’s full Moon will reach peak illumination at 9:08 P.M. Eastern Time. Since the Full Moon is always opposite the Sun, it uses the solstice occasion to sink to its very lowest point in the zodiac, in Sagittarius.
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This a such a short and sweet event but totally worth it! Once you purchase your ticket for the Ferry ride on the East River Ferry route from DUMBO to Wall Street, the bellringing event is free and fun. If you are in the New York City area on the Solstice this year, please join us for either or both of these events.
Here's the description and info for the event--
(This will be the 3rd summer in a row and though short it's a surprisingly magical moment ringing bells with people you know and have just met as we cross the East River together on a little Ferry)
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This just in from Joe-- Earliest summer solstice in 228 years!
At 20:51 UTC (4:51 PM EDT) on June 20, 2024, Earth will experience its annual moment of summer solstice: when the Earth’s north pole is maximally tipped toward the Sun. (Winter solstice for the southern hemisphere.) The last time the solstice was this early in the year, George Washington was serving as the first President of the United States, and the year was 1796. The solstice, on average, will continue getting earlier and earlier every 4 years until 2096, which will be the earliest solstice of the century. Then, that pattern will end. Here’s the science of why.
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June 15, 2024. Sunset 10:04 PM. Dungannon, Ireland
“Happy Birthday, Brenda! I'm glad the time difference means I haven't missed it completely. I'm not sure when your sunset is now but here's a picture from just after the end of our choir concert at the beautiful "Hill of the O'Neils" - home of the first Kings of Ireland.”
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June 14, 2024. Sunset 8:13 PM.
“Sunset today from Miami c/o Ella’s coworker Ruth”
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June 2, 2024. Sunset 8:21 PM. Brooklyn, NY.
Listen
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May 29, 2024. Sunset 9:04 PM. Flint, MI?
This is my best guess for the location of the plane at sunset since I could only guess about the usual factors- i.e. What time is it? Where are we? Where/what is the horizon.
Plus, it turns out we were flying off route because of storms on the East Coast. (We eventually detoured and landed in Pittsburgh, PA to refuel as we were circling around and around up there somewhere and needed to gas up).
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May 26, 2024. 6:36 AM. Clearwater, Fl
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May 24, 2024. Sunset 8:03 PM.
"Sunset last night…c/o our friend Yo-Yo…Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, ME"
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May 16, 2024. Sunset 7:49 PM. Hermosa Beach, CA.
"sun hitting the marine layer at Hermosa Beach just now"
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May 1, 2024. Sunset 8:26 PM. Seattle, WA.
from my niece Hannah
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April 22, 2024. Sunset 7:52 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Solemn Passover sunset in honor of everyone who has died and in solidarity with all the loved ones who mourn them.
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April 10, 2024. Sunset 7:41 PM. Albany, CA.
"thinking of you" - Rae Diamond
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April 8, 2024. 11:11- 11:17 AM. San Francisco, CA.
Best we could do from here-- Solar eclipse as viewed through the pinhole images of the sun from my colander and the spaces between the leaves of the tree out front.
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March 16, 2024. Sunrise and Sunset 7:18. San Francisco, CA.
Happy Equilux 2024! Allow me to be the bearer of some good news :)
Today is the day- Equal time for light and darkness- (unlike the Equinox) We will be accelerating towards the Summer Solstice from here--
Normally the Spring Equilux falls tomorrow on the 17th of March. However, with the extra day inserted for the leap year-- IT'S TODAY- the 16th of March- sandwiched between the Ides of March and St. Patrick's Day-
You may notice that I identified the date for the sunrise this morning as March 18th. I am not at my most reliable in the morning but none-the-less enthusiastic-- I apologize for spreading the confusion.
DID YOU SEE THE FLARE?!? (0:25 already lit up - 0:32 shrinks)
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March 15, 2024. Sunset 7:01 PM. Hermosa Beach, CA.
"Sun ball going down on Hermosa Pier-- You can even see Catalina tonight. It rained here this afternoon" on the Ides of March!!
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March 14, 2024. Sunset 7:16 PM. San Mateo, CA.
Remembering Larry Shaw who founded Pi Day from a hotel room on an Exploratorium retreat at Asilomar in 1988.
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Sunset March 9, 2024. Sunset 6:11 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Already running behind!! The year has leapt and the clocks will be running ahead in the morning-
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February 29, 2024.
Sunset 6:01 PM. San Mateo, CA.
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