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Manhattanhenge (May 29)!

Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Twice a year in that magical place called Manhattan, the sun sets exactly along the cross streets of the city (story, video): http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/why-do-we-love-manhattanhenge-so-much/371841/
   More information about the phenomenon, from the incomparable Neil DeGrasse Tyson, who actually coined the term: http://www.amnh.org/our-research/hayden-planetarium/resources/manhattanhenge

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