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elleng

(135,797 posts) Thu Jul 13, 2017, 11:23 AM Jul 2017

Manhattanhenge 2017: Where and When to Watch

'In spring and summer every year, New Yorkers are treated to the celestial eye candy known as Manhattanhenge. The setting sun aligns with Manhattan’s city grid, creating a solar display perfectly framed by concrete buildings and steel skyscrapers. It bathes the city in its warm glow.

“It’s the best sunset picture of the year that you will have in this beautiful city,” said Jackie Faherty, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History. “Sometimes they call it the Instagram holiday.”'

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/science/manhattanhenge.html?

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Manhattanhenge 2017: Where and When to Watch (Original Post) elleng Jul 2017 OP

I've seen this before. Very cool! BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #1

BigmanPigman

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1. I've seen this before. Very cool!

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Thu Jul 13, 2017, 04:50 PM

Jul 2017

Usually the city is dark in many areas even in the middle of the day due to the tall buildings and cast shadows.

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