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The Manhattanhenge experience

Four evenings a year, the setting sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s street grid, creating a breathtaking wash of illumination along the cross streets, and tonight is one of them! In this video, Frederick P. Rose Hayden Planetarium Director Neil deGrasse Tyson, who first noted the phenomenon more than a decade ago and coined the term “Manhattanhenge,” explains the phenomenon.

I took this picture in Manhattan yesterday and didn't know anything about #Manhattanhenge (when the sunset lines up with the cities grid) . I just thought it was a cool pic. #BVAP #Vape #Smart #eCigarette #NewYork #ManhattanHenge http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/travel/manhattanhenge-sun-new-york-feat/