A few times each year, the rising and setting suns align with the east-west streets of Manhattan. It’s a phenomenon commonly referred to as "Manhattanhenge." While the exact timing varies slightly from one year to the next, it usually occurs a few weeks before and after the summer and winter solstices. Tonight’s sunset will find the full sun’s golden rays streaming directly through Manhattan"s major cross streets.
A day to celebrate the sun
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Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
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Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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Saint Andrews Day
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Take the Stairs Day
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
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Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at Lake Mahinapua, New Zealand
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Let the Highland games begin
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Merry and bright
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Happy World Whale Day!
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It’s surströmming time
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Happy holidays!
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So, how long till springtime?
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The cycle begins anew
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It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
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The frog prince?
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A wassailing we go
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Midsummer in Sweden
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Happy New Year!
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At the gates of the ksar
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Traffic jam on the caribou highway
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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A peek behind the royal curtain
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Sunbeams across Tartu County, Estonia
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Happy Fathers Day!
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