NEW YORK, USA: THE BREATHTAKING sight of the setting sun lining up with Manhattan’s 42nd Street has been snapped by a local New Yorker which locals believe is linked to Stonehenge in Britain. This phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge occurs bi-annually and saturates the area in a golden-orange light, just like the Summer Solstice lines up the Sun over Stonehenge in the UK. Many New Yorkers believe there is a celestial significance to this event and turn out on to the streets to witness the beauty of the setting sun. Photographer Peter Alessandria was one of those that went to see this dramatic
NEW YORK, USA: THE BREATHTAKING sight of the setting sun lining up with Manhattan’s 42nd Street has been snapped by a local New Yorker which locals believe is linked to Stonehenge in Britain. This phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge occurs bi-annually and saturates the area in a golden-orange light, just like the Summer Solstice lines up the Sun over Stonehenge in the UK. Many New Yorkers believe there is a celestial significance to this event and turn out on to the streets to witness the beauty of the setting sun. Photographer Peter Alessandria was one of those that went to see this dramatic scene unfold.
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