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Originally Posted by scottybuzz
Huh? Strange my mum said the best date was June 21st!
I love Norway, the women are just fabulous! Any places in particular?
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Yes, our women are fine..
June 20th or 21st is the summer solstice the "sunniest" day of the year and thus the theoretical ideal day for seeing the Midnigth sun, and the day of the year when seeing the Norther Lights is theoreticaly most unlikely, as these are mostly visible in the dark.
I say theoreticaly becouse here where I live the midnigth sun lasts 24hours for an extended period and 24hours is max, cant get more sun than that in a day ;)
To see the Midnight Sun all you have to do is go north of the Arctic Circle (@ 66° 33′39″) during the season. The season for midnight sun increases as you get closer to the north (or south) pole. Our (norwegian) northernmost settlements on the island group of Svalbard (this is far-far to the north..) gets continious sun from 19 April to 23 August. Up there you can, atleast early in the season, see the midnight sun over a winter landscape.
When going this far north you migth as well come to "my" city of Tromsų, the biggest city of Northern Norway, and the easiest accesible by aeroplane. Here the midnight sun season should last for a couple of months in the middle of the summer.
PS: I suspect you and/or your mother might have the Polar Lights and the Midnight Sun facts mixed up. So check this out to drop some science the next time you discuss it ;):
Northern Lights @ Wikipedia
Midnight Sun @ Wikipedia
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