New Yorkers were wowed on Wednesday by a sunset that was perfectly framed by skyscrapers, thanks to an urban astronomical phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge. 美国纽约当地周三晚，出现“曼哈顿悬日”这一城市天文现象：落日完美地镶嵌在摩天大厦之间，引来纽约人惊叹不已。
The same planetary tilt that determines the seasons also dictates exactly where the sun will go down each evening— and because of the way that Manhattan's dominant street grid is laid out, killer sunsets are potentially visible from some of the borough's best-known east-west streets in late May and mid-July. 地球自转轴倾斜，造成季节更替，也决定了每晚太阳下落的位置。由于曼哈顿主街区的网格分布，每年五月下旬和七月中旬，人们可以去往该地区最著名的东西走向的街道，观看令人叹为观止的日落美景。
Tuesday's ceremony was rained out, but the skies were clear enough on Wednesday to make for some beautiful postings on photo-sharing sites such as Instagram and Twitter, Flickr and Facebook. 由于周二下雨，悬日美景并未出现。但周三天气晴朗，足以让人们拍摄大量美照，发布在诸如推特、脸书、 Instagram和 Flickr等照片共享网站上。
Doing a search for the hashtag# Manhattanhenge on Twitter will bring up a nice selection— including Edgar Gonzalez's view from 34 th Street, which you see above. 在推特网上搜寻带有“# Manhattanhenge”的标签，就能看到大量悬日美图，包括上面那张足球运动员埃德加·冈萨雷斯在第 34大街的拍摄的照片。
Another picture from Gonzalez shows the scene just before Manhattanhenge reached its climax at 8:15 p. m. ET. For better or worse, sunset-watching crowds have become a big part of the phenomenon. Why is Manhattanhenge such a big deal for New Yorkers? One reason may be that urban residents are starved for cosmic wonders. 冈萨雷斯的另一张照片拍摄于美国东部时间下午 8点 15分、曼哈顿悬日高潮到达之前的景象。不管怎样，观看落日的人群也成了悬日景象的一部分。为什么纽约人这么着迷于曼哈顿悬日呢？原因之一可能是城市居民见到的天象奇观太少了。
