Polar night

#Lofoten #Islands Polar nights aren't necessarily pitch black. A polar night just means that the sun never comes over the horizon, technically. It is dark a lot of the day. On the other hand, you do have some ‘daylight’ on Lofoten during the polar nights. There are about five hours in early December where it isn’t pitch black outside and if you’re into photography, you may just realize that you’ve scored gold during these extended blue hours.

Whether you're a simple tourist or a professional photographer, Lapland is a truly magical place to visit. Not only is it the home of the starry skies and dazzling Northern Lights, but it's also home to Santa Claus and his reindeer - making Lapland the ultimate go-to winter destination.

In recent years, the world’s northernmost craft brewery has become an unintended tourist attraction. Svalbard Bryggeri supplies every bar and restaurant in Longyearbyen.

Polar nights and the midnight sun are opposing natural phenomena that occur in the polar regions. During polar nights, places near the poles experience extended nights for 24 hours or more while midnight sun refers to sun shining even at midnight. The latter happens when daylight hours are extended to 24 hours or more.

Just because northern hemisphere is at its maximum tilt away from Sun, December solstice is known as winter solstice i.e first day of winter

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Aurora Ice Dance: The #breathtaking northern lights ripple across the #polar sky above a #serene icy landscape at night. #northernlights #icylandscape #nightphotography #nightsky #beautifulview #digitalart #photography #creativework ⬇️ Download and 📝 Prompt 👉 https://stockcake.com/i/aurora-ice-dance_304612_709167

From 2 December until 11 January, the sun does not rise above the horizon in Murmansk, the town in the Russian Arctic circle. Here are Amos Chapple’s stirring images of life in the area