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The Solar Spectacle That Is 'Chicagohenge'

Twice a year, on the fall and spring equinoxes, the sun sets perfectly framed by Chicago's skyscrapers. The perhaps unintended phenomenon takes its name from England's ancient monument Stonehenge.
Looking west in downtown Chicago on the fall equinox, Sept. 23.

Westbound traffic on many Chicago streets came to a stop between 6:40 and 6:50 p.m. Central Time Monday, as drivers snapped pictures over dashboards, passengers leaned out of windows smart phones in hand and pedestrians set up tripods

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