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Folks who live in the far northern and far southern reaches of our planet get to experience a yearly phenomenon that the rest of us will never see in our neck of the woods: the midnight sun.

What is the midnight sun? Well, it’s just that – during the peak summer time the sun never completely sets for a period ranging from several weeks to several months, depending on the latitude.

That means the sun is visible 24 hours a day, even at midnight. Instead of setting, the sun appears to circle the Earth just above the horizon.  [Read more…]