PHOTOS: Fiery Chicagohenge Sunset Illuminates City Skyline

By Jillian MacMath, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

September 24,2014; 9:30PM,EDT

 

 

The celestial spectacle Chicagohenge lit up the sky on Monday, allowing photogs in the Chicago area a quick opportunity to capture a perfectly aligned sunset.
The event - a spinoff of Manhattanhenge - occurs when the sun aligns with the city's east to west street grid, allowing the sun to rise and fall, respectively, with an unobstructed city view.
Unlike Manhattanhenge which occurs four days per year, Chicagohenge occurs only on two days: once on the first day of fall, and again on the first day of spring.
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The name is derived from England's Stonehenge, a prehistoric structure that displays a similar occurrence once a year when the sun rises in perfect alignment with the stones.
Residents of Chitown who missed the event will have to wait until next spring for the next opportunity.
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