Dazzled New Yorkers document #Manhattanhenge [pics]

What is #Manhattanhenge? Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reportedly coined the term to describe those two days of the year when the sunset aligns perfectly with the grid of buildings in New York City. Perhaps it’s easier to show than tell.

#Manhattanhenge – two days out of the year when the sun perfectly aligns with the city's street grid while settin… pic.twitter.com/GlaIdGMcUp

— Serena (@BigAppleNosh) July 12, 2014

My other attempt at a #Manhattanhenge pic pic.twitter.com/vMBBgFZSfu

— Nida Khan (@NidaKhanNY) July 12, 2014

@ABC7NY sunset at 57th and Madison #Manhattanhenge pic.twitter.com/lsll3EKrMM

— Robbie Poirier (@RPP16) July 12, 2014

Nights like this, you can't help but love NYC even more. My first #Manhattanhenge @EverythingNYC pic.twitter.com/gDLkIVvPx1

— Kris (@KStennis) July 12, 2014

View from outside 30 Rock. #Manhattanhenge pic.twitter.com/uI6pdOjZz4

— Sarah Muller (@digimuller) July 12, 2014

Take one #Manhattanhenge sunset, add a #Supermoon, and what do you get? #Moonhattanhenge! http://t.co/gbcoYK3wPh pic.twitter.com/716zEFvNg2

— Alan Boyle (@b0yle) July 11, 2014

Okokokokok it's cool. #Manhattanhenge pic.twitter.com/cxebojXWKi

— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) July 12, 2014

Burst of #Manhattanhenge tonight in #NYC. pic.twitter.com/v62RH1FFq8

— Inga Sarda-Sorensen (@isardasorensen) July 12, 2014

Manhattanhenge looking down 42nd Street NYC this evening #NYC #manhattan #manhattanhenge #sunset… http://t.co/tl3nLgif0i

— andrew dallos (@adallos) July 12, 2014