The night sky on the night of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty — 28 October 1886
On 28 October 1886 President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. Office workers threw paper tape from windows along the parade route — New York's first ticker-tape parade.
The sky over Liberty Island, New York Harbor, USA
This is the real sky above Liberty Island, New York Harbor, USA (40.69°N, 74.04°W) on 28 October 1886 at 22:00 EST (UTC−5) that night (1886-10-29 03:00 UTC). The Sun was 55° below the horizon: it was full night. The Moon (waxing crescent, 5% lit) was below the horizon. Planets above the horizon: Saturn (1° in the north-east). Brightest named stars up: Vega, Capella, Rigel, Betelgeuse and Altair.
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