Rare spectacle in US metropolis
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Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
APA/AFP/Ed JONES
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
APA/AFP/Ed JONES
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
APA/AFP/Ed JONES
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
APA/AFP/Ed JONES
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
APA/AFP/Ed JONES
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
APA/AFP/Ed JONES
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
APA/AFP/Ed JONES
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
APA/AFP/Ed JONES
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
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Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
AP
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
AP
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
AP
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
AP
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
AP
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
AP
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
AP
Only four times a year does the sunlight fall straight through the streets of the New York borough of Manhattan at sunrise and sunset.▲
A rare phenomenon called “Manhattenhenge” took place in the New York borough yesterday. Thousands took to the streets and photographed the sun.
Thousands of people didn’t want to miss the “Manhattenhenge” 2023 on Wednesday and flocked to the streets of the New York borough.
Manhattanhenge 2023 pic.twitter.com/PiTbBcQN2Q
— L. Vural Elibol (@vuralelibol) May 30, 2023
The phenomenon occurs only four times a year and has been a major tourist attraction since the early 2000s.
What is “Manhattanhenge”?
The term “Manhattenhenge” was coined by the American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. It describes how the sun shines in a straight line through the canyons of Manhattan. This is rare because the city’s streets, or blocks, aren’t perfectly aligned east-west. The phenomenon occurs around December 5th and January 8th in winter, and always around May 28th and July 13th in summer.
Accessed on 06/01/2023 at 03:31
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