Catch last glimpse of 'Manhattanhenge' sunset

Lori Grisham | USA TODAY Network

New Yorkers can catch one last glimpse of Manhattanhenge this year on Monday night at 8:21 p.m.

Manhattanhenge is the name given to the unusual sunset that occurs when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid.

The event creates "a radiant glow of light across Manhattan's brick and steel canyons, simultaneously illuminating both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough's grid," according to Neil deGrasse Tyson of the American Museum of Natural History.

Manhattanhenge is a two-day occurrence that happens twice a year. On the first day of each event, there is a full sun setting and on the second there is a half sun setting, according to deGrasse Tyson. This is the last half sun setting in 2015.

To get the best view for photos, Friends of High Line Park advise people go to the eastern end of large cross streets such as 14th, 34th, 42nd and 57th.



Manhattanhenge gets its name from Stonehenge, the famous, ancient stone circle in England that aligns with the summer solstice sunrise.

The next Manhattanhenge will occur in late May 2016.





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