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Sun to hit NY in magical Manhattanhenge
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/sun-to-hit-ny-in-magical--manhattanhenge-20110712-1hbks.html
It is dubbed Manhattanhenge and happens two times a year when the sun aligns at dusk with streets in a glowing magic trick as rays of sunlight span across New York perfectly, from west to east.
"Manhattanhenge may just be a unique urban phenomenon in the world," says astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, of the American Museum of Natural History, who discovered the phenomenon.
This year, the effect took place on May 30 - before the June 21 solstice - and now it will be seen again on Wednesday, July 13, although it can be seen partially one day earlier.
---To get a good take on the event, DeGrasse Tyson recommends that you "position yourself as far east in Manhattan as possible".
Some of the streets where the show shines best are 14th, 23rd, 34th and 42nd, offering incredible views of the Empire State building and the Chrysler building.
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/sun-to-hit-ny-in-magical--manhattanhenge-20110712-1hbks.html
It is dubbed Manhattanhenge and happens two times a year when the sun aligns at dusk with streets in a glowing magic trick as rays of sunlight span across New York perfectly, from west to east.
"Manhattanhenge may just be a unique urban phenomenon in the world," says astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, of the American Museum of Natural History, who discovered the phenomenon.
This year, the effect took place on May 30 - before the June 21 solstice - and now it will be seen again on Wednesday, July 13, although it can be seen partially one day earlier.
---To get a good take on the event, DeGrasse Tyson recommends that you "position yourself as far east in Manhattan as possible".
Some of the streets where the show shines best are 14th, 23rd, 34th and 42nd, offering incredible views of the Empire State building and the Chrysler building.
