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![The sun shines down 42nd Street in New York City during the biannual occurrence named 'Manhattanhenge', ...'Manhattanhenge', which was named by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, occurs when the setting sun aligns itself with the east-west grid of streets in Manhattan, allowing the sun to shine down all streets at the same time. [Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110713/000cf1a48b7f0f877e811d.jpg "The sun shines down 42nd Street in New York City during the biannual occurrence named 'Manhattanhenge', ...'Manhattanhenge', which was named by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, occurs when the setting sun aligns itself with the east-west grid of streets in Manhattan, allowing the sun to shine down all streets at the same time. [Agencies]")
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| The sun shines down 42nd Street in New York City during the biannual occurrence named 'Manhattanhenge', ...'Manhattanhenge', which was named by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, occurs when the setting sun aligns itself with the east-west grid of streets in Manhattan, allowing the sun to shine down all streets at the same time. [Agencies] |
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"Manhattanhenge" happens when the Sun aligns at dusk with streets in a glowing magic trick as rays of sunlight span across New York perfectly, the Daily Telegraph reports.
It is dubbed on the basis of Stonehenge, the megalithic monument in southern England with large stone blocks set out in concentric circles. At Stonehenge, the Sun crosses the site's central axis during the summer and winter solstices.
But in Manhattan, the phenomenon takes place before and after the solstices when at dusk but before sunset, the Sun neatly matches up with the even-numbered streets running west and east, sending out fingers of light.
This year, the effect took place May 30 - before the June 21 solstice - and now it will be seen again on Wednesday July 13.（點擊澳大利亞《每日電訊報》查看原文）
“曼哈頓懸日”或再現(xiàn)紐約
?????? 據(jù)澳大利亞《每日電訊報》報道，“曼哈頓懸日”現(xiàn)象發(fā)生時，太陽與街道處于一條直線，紐約市的街道沐浴在落日余暉之下，精美絕倫，猶如一場光影魔術(shù)。
?????? “曼哈頓懸日”的英文名，按字面意思翻譯，叫做“曼哈頓石陣”。這一名稱緣于英格蘭南部的巨石陣，該圣地由幾十塊巨石圍成同軸圓圈，每年冬夏至來臨，太陽都會穿過巨石陣中軸。
?????? 而在曼哈頓，此景發(fā)生在冬夏至前后某天的黃昏日落前，太陽與東西走向的街道完美配合，向其灑落指針般的光芒，美不勝收。
?????? 今年5月30日——也就在6月21日夏至來臨前——已上演了一次懸日景觀，而在周三7月13日，市民有望再次觀察到此炫景。
(China.org.cn July 13, 2011) |
