紐約再現“曼哈頓懸日”美景：日落時分全城浪漫
New Yorkers were wowed on Wednesday by a sunset that was perfectly framed by skyscrapers, thanks to an urban astronomical phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge.
美國紐約當地週三晚，出現“曼哈頓懸日”這一城市天文現象：落日完美地鑲嵌在摩天大廈之間，引來紐約人驚歎不已。
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.
地球自轉軸傾斜，造成季節更替，也決定了每晚太陽下落的位置。由於曼哈頓主街區的網格分佈，每年五月下旬和七月中旬，人們可以去往該地區最著名的東西走向的街道，觀看令人歎爲觀止的日落美景。
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.
由於週二下雨，懸日美景並未出現。但週三天氣晴朗，足以讓人們拍攝大量美照，發佈在諸如推特、臉書、Instagram和Flickr等照片共享網站上。
Doing a search for the hashtag #Manhattanhenge on Twitter will bring up a nice selection — including Edgar Gonzalez's view from 34th Street, which you see above.
在推特網上搜尋帶有“#Manhattanhenge”的標籤，就能看到大量懸日美圖，包括上面那張足球運動員埃德加·岡薩雷斯在第34大街的拍攝的照片。
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.
岡薩雷斯的另一張照片拍攝於美國東部時間下午8點15分、曼哈頓懸日高潮到達之前的景象。不管怎樣，觀看落日的人羣也成了懸日景象的一部分。爲什麼紐約人這麼着迷於曼哈頓懸日呢？原因之一可能是城市居民見到的天象奇觀太少了。
