Posted on 11/11/2015 6:56:55 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
In Anthem, Arizona there resides five pillars. These five pillars serve as a memorial for our armed forces, each pillar representing a different branch of the military.
Designed by local artist and resident Renee Palmer Jones, the memorial is used in a Veteranâs Day ceremony every year to honor our fallen men and women.
But during the ceremony, what looks like an ordinary series of pillars actually becomes quite special.
If you look closely, you will see that due to the way the pillars are aligned, that the sun will shine right through holes built into each descending pillar due to the way that they were perceptively measured by an engineer.
At exactly 11:11 am on Novermber 11th, the pillars align to display the seal of the United States on the ground below.
Along with the inscriptions of each of the fallen soldiers, this is quite the site to behold.
This really is a beautiful way to honor our fallen men and women who served this country so valiantly.
Now, a dumb question: Does this occur at 11:11 on 11/11 every year?
The article says that it does.
BTTT
Thanks to all who served.
I’d sure love to see this!
Active Duty/Retiree/Vet ping.
Thanks to all.
I doubt it. Also, this alignment has to be twice every year.
Thanks for posting. That is great!
That’s when the WWI armistice took effect at 11:11 am on 11/11/18.
Veterans Day at the Anthem Veterans Memorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m7jCmPQuJw
Could you explain why? I thought Fall and Spring would have slightly different sun positions in our sky.
The eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day - 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 11 - is a moment that has special meaning in Anthem because it literally causes the Anthem Veterans Memorial to shine. View time-lapse video to see the solar spotlight as the sun’s rays pass through the five Armed Services pillars onto the mosaic of the Great Seal of the United States.
http://onlineatanthem.com/news/time-lapse-AVM
Actually, the sun does not trace an exact path on its way back to the equinox or solstices as you might be thinking. Look up the term “analemma” to see that the sun traces a figure 8, if you will, on the earth’s annual path around our star. It is possible that the alignment only truly lights up the full emblem on the ground at the 11th hour of 11/11.
According to the text, it lights up the emblem at precisely 11:11 AM.
Absolutely beautiful
That’s incredible!
Very simple, yet profound. Inspiring. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks.
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