I suggest everyone gets an actual camera. The difference is spectacular, I adore my camera like skyscrapers
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The lights are actually insane, I’ve seen them at night and they’re literally a hundred times brighter than normal safety lights, it makes no sense
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Yeah I’m not convinced something is not right. A few posts up Springboss shared the Instagram of the lighting company… what we are seeing doesn’t appear to even match what was described:
At 99 Hudson, the tallest building in New Jersey which overlooks Manhattan and Liberty Island. On the 12th of September, Point Lighting personnel completed the commissioning of the FAA L-856/L-864 dual white-red high intensity LED obstruction lighting system (8 beacons). It is now operating 24/7 with 270,000 candelas flashing daytime in white; 20,000 in white at twilight; 2,000 in red at night.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kEOAkhII9/?igshid=1m15q9f4kaloq
They should be red at night and white during the day. Looks more like we are getting the 270k candela version at night.
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I’ll see them sometime soon. Is it weird that I can’t wait to see them?
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Personally I thought the lights were pretty neat, but definitely in more of a blade runner-esque way (especially in fog or misty conditions)
Just a random shot, not of the lights
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No one has video of these alleged crazy lights?
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What are the flashing lights for anyway, like, what’s the purpose?
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It’s for aircraft, just like the rest of the red lights on top of towers. But I believe they’re so bright for 2 reasons: close to an airport and preventing another catastrophic event
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its close to EWR and also a LGA flightpath yes but also it’s the tallest thing in the municipality. Even though 1 WTC is across the river this is an entirely different city and state.
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They also don’t blink red - they blink white in an odd flashing pattern. I’ll go get a video tomorrow night
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Go to the Empire State Building EarthCam at night and you will see these lights going at it. They’re very noticeable even from those miles away
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I’m guessing these sort of lights is to be expected for any future taller buildings in Jersey City? 99 Hudson isn’t even a supertall.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4pkxjDt3A/?igshid=rk1512znkygv
You can see the new crown lights in this image
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Should just transplant these lights to the beacon atop One WTC and call it a day there.
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might be a glitch. Should be red at night, white during the day. I think if one doesn’t work then the other color is used just to have something. Kind of reminds me of a buoy.
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To me it looks like the lights rotate around the top
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Yeah, it rotates around different corners of the rooftop, front and back of the building. But even if it was red, it would be a pretty bright red lol
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As per Bert the Turtle, if you see a white flash, Duck… AND…Cover!
Duck… and … c… cover!
If you see 99 Hudsons flashing lights, please duck and cover.
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