#manhattanhenge — Public Fediverse posts
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🌆 NEW: Twice a year the #sun lines up with east-west streets in gridded #cities, producing a modern #Chicagohenge named for #Stonehenge.
Urban planners explain why #19thcentury orthogonal layouts create the effect, why #NYC's #Manhattanhenge follows a different calendar, and how viewers can safely watch the #sunrise and #sunset.
👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/21/nx-s1-5973179/equinox-henge-sunrise-sunset
#equinox #astronomy #urban #chicago #streets #seasons #science #explainer #urban
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🌆 NEW: Twice a year the #sun lines up with east-west streets in gridded #cities, producing a modern #Chicagohenge named for #Stonehenge.
Urban planners explain why #19thcentury orthogonal layouts create the effect, why #NYC's #Manhattanhenge follows a different calendar, and how viewers can safely watch the #sunrise and #sunset.
👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/21/nx-s1-5973179/equinox-henge-sunrise-sunset
#equinox #astronomy #urban #chicago #streets #seasons #science #explainer #urban
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🌆 NEW: Twice a year the #sun lines up with east-west streets in gridded #cities, producing a modern #Chicagohenge named for #Stonehenge.
Urban planners explain why #19thcentury orthogonal layouts create the effect, why #NYC's #Manhattanhenge follows a different calendar, and how viewers can safely watch the #sunrise and #sunset.
👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/21/nx-s1-5973179/equinox-henge-sunrise-sunset
#equinox #astronomy #urban #chicago #streets #seasons #science #explainer #urban