On Tuesday evening, New York witnessed the mesmerizing phenomenon of Manhattanhenge. The streets of Manhattan’s grid become the site for the breathtaking sunset phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, four nights a year.
Manhattanhenge is a phenomenon that occurs twice in May and twice in July and for these two days, as the Sun sets on the grid, half the disk sits above and half below the horizon, according to the American Museum of Natural History.
The term 'Manhattanhenge' was coined by the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, inspired by Stonehenge.
The biannual spectacle took place in New York where sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid. Thousands of New Yorkers assembled together to capture the rare sight.
However the “henge” phenomenon is not restricted just to the city, there have been instances of similar occurrences at Chicago, Toronto and Montreal.
There's also a sunrise version that occurs in the winter, that happens about three weeks before and three weeks after the summer solstice, BBC reported.
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