2008-06-22 00:57:15
As dark as it gets
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Tags: D40x horizon silhouette night dark sky trees blue
The midnight sun is only available above the Arctic Circle, and we're nowhere near it. However, at almost 60°N the sun is still so close to the horizon that it never gets darker than this. And even on a clear night as you see here, it's so bright that there's not a star in sight.

Tonight is summer solstice, June 21st. From now on it gets a bit darker every night.
2008-06-22 02:46:52
Gorgeous pic! Now... updates more than once every three months would be good ;-)
2008-06-22 13:08:28
Thanks :) And ... constructive criticism duly noted ;)
2008-06-25 03:29:15
Fwoaaah!!!!

3 months between 2 posts! AND double fwoaaaah for the beautiful colours!! Where is this place? I wanna go there too!!!
2008-06-26 22:40:44
I knoooow, Molly! I'm horribly slow ;) And I have to admit I post a bit more at Flickr lately, but I like to keep my Phlog account alive as well. The picture was taken just about here, but you'll have to be there around midsummer on a clear night to get the colours like that ;)
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