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It was Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the museum's Hayden Planetarium, who coined the term Manhattanhenge to describe the phenomenon.

After clouds blocked the spectacle yesterday, Manhattanhenge will only be visible one more time this year. July 13, 2023, is NYC residents' last chance to marvel at Manhattanhenge.

Manhattanhenge is a spectacular event that occurs twice a year in New York City, with the sunset lining up perfectly with the city streets.

Wednesday and Thursday are the last two days of Manhattanhenge, the biannual alignment of the setting sun with the city's east-west streets that brings New Yorkers out of their apartments to watch it bathe the urban canyons in a rosy glow. With forecasters predicting gloomy weather, fans of the spectacle will have to hope the clouds part at the right time. “We have had luck in the past when the weather clears,” said Jackie Faherty, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History whose sold-out lecture on Manhattanhenge on Thursday will be followed by a viewing ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Wednesday and Thursday are the last two days of Manhattanhenge, the biannual alignment of the setting sun with the city’s east-west st...