Having grown up north of the arctic circle, this is a common fact of life. In mid summer, the sun never completely sets before it rises again. Blows my mind that this change are too subtle to notice closer to the equator.
And night/morning comes fast. When I’ve been to places near the equator, it always catches me off-guard. I’m used to daylight only beginning to dim, and thinking, “ah, I need to account for it being dark outside in a couple hours”.
Not so near the equator, sunlight just turns off abruptly.
Having grown up north of the arctic circle, this is a common fact of life. In mid summer, the sun never completely sets before it rises again. Blows my mind that this change are too subtle to notice closer to the equator.
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And night/morning comes fast. When I’ve been to places near the equator, it always catches me off-guard. I’m used to daylight only beginning to dim, and thinking, “ah, I need to account for it being dark outside in a couple hours”.
Not so near the equator, sunlight just turns off abruptly.
it would be interesting to see these graphs on the same y-axis scale to show the relative time differences between latitudes.
Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes that sounds racist until you think about it:
Q: What’s the drawback to a one-night stand with an Inuit girl?
A: When the sun comes up, she’s six months pregnant.
(Granted, it’s only funny to me because I occasionally work in Greenland.)