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Greetings from 60 degrees northern latitude. When I woke up at 9 a.m. today, it was still dark. The sunrise is at 9.24 am and sunset is 3.11 pm. At midday when
by exDM69 9y ago
Greetings from 60 degrees northern latitude. When I woke up at 9 a.m. today, it was still dark. The sunrise is at 9.24 am and sunset is 3.11 pm. At midday when the sun is at its highest, it's barely above the treeline, 6.5 degrees above the horizon.
On top of that, the sky is completely overcast with thick clouds this time of year and they either absorb all light or emit darkness.
But I'm not complaining, we've had hours of sunlight in December. Hours! A few years ago there was only 20 minutes in the whole month, that was a bit dark.
But come summer solstice, it's payback time. Living with the midnight sun is magical.
A shout out to all the northern dwellers of HN!
- alltakendamned 9y ago/me waves back from the same latitude :)
- jeffwass 9y ago>But I'm not complaining, we've had hours of sunlight in December. Hours! A few years ago there was only 20 minutes in the whole month, that was a bit dark. Why does the # of hours of darkness vary year to year? Is it something like an atmospheric effect of solar refraction through the atmosphere during dusk with a dependence on weather-patterns?
- exDM69 9y agoIt's the relentless overcast cloud cover. By sunlight, I mean actual sun visible. I should have said sunshine. There's very little difference in the number of day/night hours, only the little variations where our calendars don't match the motions of the heavens.