I thought this one was great to show just how dark it remains:
And, for really cool contrast, just the opposite:
Finally, in the Arctic Circle:
Isn't that amazing?!
22 December 2011
The Polar Extremes
Related to this morning's post about the science of the solstice, here's a really cool video that shows the solstice light in Alaska! Can you imagine having a day with less than three hours' worth of sunlight? I sure can't...!!
I thought this one was great to show just how dark it remains:
And, for really cool contrast, just the opposite:
Finally, in the Arctic Circle:
Isn't that amazing?!
I thought this one was great to show just how dark it remains:
And, for really cool contrast, just the opposite:
Finally, in the Arctic Circle:
Isn't that amazing?!
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That is so frakkin' cool. My pineal gland gets cranky even with living at the 37th parallel (growing up at the 45th it was painful) so I'll probably never live in a place with such extremes of light and darkness. But it just looks SO cool!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend in Alaska, and when I could still see she posted a photo on her blog that she took at midnight on the Summer Solstice; there was still as much light as there would be soon after the sun had set.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it, though?! And I could never live in a place like that -- even in Maryland, the distinct lack of sunlight during winter drives me crazy -- but it's absolutely beautiful and I do hope to visit someday. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, that is so neat! That's pretty much what the videos are showing. It has to be quite a sight (and an adjustment, lol).
ReplyDelete*Nods in agreement*
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