911 Beam


Posted by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:57 am

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This was actually taken on September 8, because they were testing the light, but it is a reminder of one way that 911 will be remembered today.
The twin beams reach up to four miles into the sky and are comprised of eighty-eight 7,000-watt xenon lightbulbs positioned into two 48-foot squares, echoing the shape and orientation of the Twin Towers. The installation can also be viewed from a 60-mile radius around lower Manhattan.

 By the way, this light apparently attracts and confuses migrating birds and other creatures, so at some point it is turned off for 20 minutes to "release" them. 

The UFO-like dots in the sky are actually approaching airplanes.
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by david fletcher on Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:01 am
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Poignant reminder of 911, Cindy. TFS.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:19 am
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david fletcher wrote:Poignant reminder of 911, Cindy.  TFS.
Thanks Dave. Ummm...what is "TFS"?  :oops:
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by Carol Clarke on Sun Sep 11, 2022 3:35 pm
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911 will bever be forgotten, Cindy. What a horrendous day. This must be an amazing sight! Phone images just keep getting better and better!

TFS - Thanks for sharing.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Sep 11, 2022 3:41 pm
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Carol Clarke wrote:911 will bever be forgotten, Cindy.  What a horrendous day.  This must be an amazing sight!  Phone images just keep getting better and better!  

TFS - Thanks for sharing.  

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TFS, Carol. :D  I haven't been to New York for 30+ years. What a sight...what a busy, noisy, exciting place. But it was lovely along the Hudson River, and I was grateful to see this preview. 
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by Carol Clarke on Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:12 pm
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Carol Clarke wrote:911 will bever be forgotten, Cindy.  What a horrendous day.  This must be an amazing sight!  Phone images just keep getting better and better!  

TFS - Thanks for sharing.  

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TFS, Carol. :D  I haven't been to New York for 30+ years. What a sight...what a busy, noisy, exciting place. But it was lovely along the Hudson River, and I was grateful to see this preview. 

Its many years since I was in New York - and that was it as far as I'm concerned......  I hate big cities!  The huge buildings, crowds, noise, hustle and bustle, polluted air, etc., etc.,....... give me the open country any day!! :shock: 

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by Peter Ireland on Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:27 am
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We went to New York in 2014, loved it, but wouldn't want to live there. What a sad day, one of those days that is etched into everyone's memory.
 

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