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
Today in History
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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Meandering through Patagonia
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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Memorial Day
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
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Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
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Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
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Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe
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New Years Eve
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The Bahamas as seen from the ISS
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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Happy New Year!
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Feeling crabby?
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75 years of the United Nations
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Wartburg Castle overlooking Thuringian Forest in Germany
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World Environment Day
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A tale of almonds and bees
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It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
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A truly American monument
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Behold the blood moon
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A swim in the sky
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland
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The largest living organism on Earth
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International Day for Biodiversity
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Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
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Harvest season begins
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I m here! Take a look at me!
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Happy trails for the 21st century
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Celebrating sea otters
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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