Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Manhattanhendge


CREDIT: Hhawk | wikicommons via Space.com. 

 The event has been dubbed "Manhattanhenge" for the way it turns New York City into a Stonehenge-like sun dial. The sun sets perfectly in line with the Manhattan street grid twice a year, explains astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Hayden Planetarium website.

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