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One of two "Manhattanhenge" events is tonight. Check out this very cool interactive map
Manhattanhenge is that phenomena where the setting sun aligns with the city's East/West street grid.
Because of the orientation of the streets in the various Boroughs, this is visible somewhere in New York just about every day.
Really neat map with a date slider shows where those are thru out the year;
http://nychenge.com/map.html#12/40.8158/-73.8631/5/28
Interesting even if you have never been to New York!
http://www.weather.com/news/science/manhattanhenge-what-it-and-how-watch-20140529?cm_ven=FB_JK_52814_5
