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April 13, 2017 10:37 am PDT
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Lahaina Noon - when the sun is directly overhead and makes things look like a bad videogame
When the sun is directly overhead in Hawaii, it looks like a bad video game render
The sun is exactly overhead twice a year in Lahaina, Hawaii, once in May and once in July. Poles don't cast shadows, giving the urban landscape an eerie appearance. Hawaii is the only state in the US where the sun's rays are perpendicular to the surface of Earth. It's called a subsolar point.
Image: Flickr/Daniel Ramirez
Here's Isamu Noguchis Skygate sculpture in Hawaii that makes a perfect ring during the Lahaina Noon:
This is Skygate
Here's a real-time map showing the current subsolar sublunar points.https://youtu.be/7J3E4wNDNZohttps://youtu.be/JCjEyITpRAI
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