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Famous Nights · 15 August 1969

The sky over Woodstock, opening night

«Three days of peace and music»

Evening, 15 August 1969. Richie Havens walks out to half a million people on a dairy farm in Bethel. Same summer as the Moon landing — this is the sky the sixties sang under. Every star in its true position. What's your night?

Bethel, New York · 15 August 1969 · 20:30 local · 41.7040° N · 74.8801° W

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The sky over Woodstock, opening night — star map art print
The short film

Eight seconds over Bethel.

The era scene is an AI reconstruction. The sky above it is not — every star is computed from astronomical data for 15 August 1969, 20:30 local time.

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