Manhattanhenge

As Manhattanhenge a year occurring twice phenomenon is referred to, in which the light of the setting sun in a straight line through the canyons of the built according to the Commissioners ' plan of 1811 east-west streets of Manhattan in New York City falls.

The term was coined by the American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who published an article about it in the journal Natural History in 2002 and is derived from Stonehenge, believed to have been used, among other things, to determine the solstice. The New York Times used for the constellation and the term Manhattan Solstice ( German: Manhattan Solstice ), but this is misleading, because it is not a solstice. The phenomenon occurs in late May and mid-July, so about 3 weeks before or after the summer solstice. The beginning of December and beginning of January falls the light of the rising sun in a similar manner through the urban canyons.