Scientist explains NYC sunset event from @naturalhistorymuseum

Name: Scientist explains NYC sunset event from @naturalhistorymuseum
Uploaded: 2025-05-27T20:55:47.000Z
Duration: 92 s
Channel: naturalhistorymuseum
Description: Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the historical and astronomical origins of Manhattanhenge, detailing how the city's grid alignment creates a special sunset twice a year. He provides the specific dates for the phenomenon, offers viewing advice against watching from rooftops, and shares a personal anecdote to illustrate the public's passion for the event.

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the historical and astronomical origins of Manhattanhenge, detailing how the city's grid alignment creates a special sunset twice a year. He provides the specific dates for the phenomenon, offers viewing advice against watching from rooftops, and shares a personal anecdote to illustrate the public's passion for the event.

Creator: @naturalhistorymuseum on TikTok

Transcript

At Manhattan, I forgot what year, late eighteen hundreds, somebody decided we're gonna make a grid. Naively, we think uptown is north and downtown is south. But if you really looked it up on a map, the borough of Manhattan is actually rotated east of north by about 30 degrees. What that means is you can ask yourself on what day does the sunset aligned with this good? Manhattanhenge happens as the sun works its way north on the horizon towards the summer solstice and on the way back towards the w

Topics: Education, History, Nature & Wildlife

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