Love scenic photography? Then you have to make it to New York City this Memorial Weekend to get the perfect shot. If you're planning to travel somewhere in the US then you must plan it to New York City this Memorial Day weekend. You'll have the chance to watch the beautiful sunset kissing the city streets.
Enjoy the beautiful and beloved event, Manhattanhenge. It is a two-day event that occurs twice a year on opposite sides of the summer solstice.
This year's displays is about 8:12 p.m. Sunday and Monday, next on July 11 and 12.
If you have an artsy Instagram page or you love photography then the Manhattanhenge Sun Set picture is a must.
Check out what astronmers and astrophysicist have to say about this phenomenon.
"The phenomenon occurs when the setting sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid, creating a radiant glow of light across Manhattan's brick and steel canyons, simultaneously illuminating both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough's grid," says Neil deGrasse Tyson, head of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.
"In the 1800s when they made these 90-degree angles they created a bull's-eye for the sun to hit," she said. "Manhattanhenge are the days of the year when the sun hits the bull's-eye," according to Jackie Faherty, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History.
"Cityhenges" exist all over the place. If your streets are anywhere close to east or west, my default statement is you're going to have a 'henge,'" according to Shane Larson, an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, home of Chicagohenge.
"You just need to find out when," he added.
There's also Bostonhenge, Phillyhenge, Torontothenge and Montrealhenge, among others.
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