Streaks of golden light bathed the urban canyons of the Big Apple on Tuesday evening as it was treated to a spectacle dubbed “Manhattanhenge,” when the setting sun aligns perfectly with the middle of the western-facing streets.
Large crowds packed these places, among others. Eyewitnesses stared westward andbecause blue light is scattered as it passes through more of the atmosphere, Tuesday’s wildfire smoke enhanced them by scattering the light even more., but gatherings begin about a half-hour prior.The phenomenon is named after the dramatic sun alignment that occurs at Stonehenge, England, on the summer and winter solstices. In New York, the spectacle is made possible by the city’s grid and flat terrain.
A similar wintertime Manhattanhenge phenomenon occurs around the December solstice in New York City. But the late spring and summer versions draw bigger crowds amid the warm weather. For cities with perfectly aligned east to west streets or monuments, these spectacles occur near the equinoxes in spring or fall. In
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