Have you ever heard of countries and countries where the sun rises, the sun rises longer than usual, and the sun goes out longer than usual?
And also have you heard of a strange phenomenon called midnight sun?
Now we will know in this article what this phenomenon? And how can we see it?
We will also know what causes this strange phenomenon
How does the phenomenon of the midnight sun occur?
The phenomenon of the midnight sun is related to the Earth's annual cycle around the sun. The axis of the earth is 23.5 degrees angular, so one of the poles is tilted towards the sun for 6 months and the other pole moves from the sun, which revolves around its axis. This movement makes the sun rise and fall at regular intervals. Day and night throughout the earth.
Because the Earth's axis is slanted, the Sun never disappears in the Arctic Circle for one day of the year 21 June, nor does it ever shine on 21 December.
You may see on this day the threads of dim light as if the dawn stop.
As you move north over the polar circle, the nights go on and the sun stays bright during the summer and days grow.
It is worth mentioning that there are two main factors in the sequence of chapters each year:
The axis of the earth is about the sun. The earth turns around the sun.
For this reason, each of the poles is exposed to the sun for 6 months each year and these months represent the summer, so we see the phenomenon of the midnight sun
What is the midnight sun?
The term midnight sun is called when the sun appears 24 hours a day without disappearing, where the sun can be seen in the middle of the night.
What time can you see the midnight sun phenomenon?
Because of the refraction, the midnight sun can be seen at latitudes south of the polar circle, but not more than one degree depending on local weather conditions.
For example, you can see the midnight sun in Iceland, although most of it is just south of the polar circle, and on the outskirts of Scotland you can see "dusk" or glare in the northern sky at those times.
Where does the midnight sun phenomenon occur?
The sun rises in the Arctic for six consecutive months, from 20 March to 23 September, while the sun stays behind the horizon between 23 September and 20 March in the Antarctic, and the farther away from the poles, the shorter the brightness.
The midnight sun only appears for a few days around June 21 at the imaginary line of the Arctic Circle, while the midday sun is set for a day or two around December 21 at another imaginary line known as the Antarctic Circle.
The difference between the polar night and the polar day in the phenomenon of the midnight sun?
What is polar day?
The midday sun increases from the day of the summer solstice at the polar circle to about 6 months at the poles, and at the maximum latitudes;
What is the polar night phenomenon?
The phenomenon of the polar night is the phenomenon against the phenomenon of the midnight sun, and occurs in the winter where the sun stays in sight throughout the day.
What is the land of the midnight sun?
The name of the midnight sun is called the North Pole of Scandinavia, with an area of about 300 miles, or 480 square kilometers.
These regions also experience the phenomenon of the midnight sun: northern regions of the North American continent, such as Canada, Alaska and Greenland. Northern parts of Russia also experience the phenomenon of the midnight sun. Some Scandinavian countries in the Nordic Europe like Norway.
But the midnight suns are different in these areas.
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