by Ann » Sat Jun 29, 2024 8:53 am
hypermetabolic wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2024 6:47 am
In Thule Greenland where I worked for a year the summer solstice full moon remains about 14.5 degrees below the horizon.
When the Sun is high in the sky, in the summer, the Moon is low in the sky. Of course, the Sun is never high in the sky in (northern) Greenland, but during the summer solstice the Moon is definitely below the horizon at 76 degrees latitude. Conversely, the Sun does not rise above the horizon during the winter solstice in Thule, but the Moon can certainly be seen in the sky for 24 hours (unless the sky is overcast).
We have no midnight Sun where I live, but the Sun only clears the horizon for about 7 hours around December 22. On clear winter nights, the Moon is very high in the sky, and it looks very small, very white, very bright and very cold.
Ann
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In Thule Greenland where I worked for a year the summer solstice full moon remains about 14.5 degrees below the horizon.
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When the Sun is high in the sky, in the summer, the Moon is low in the sky. Of course, the Sun is never high in the sky in (northern) Greenland, but during the summer solstice the Moon is definitely below the horizon at 76 degrees latitude. Conversely, the Sun does not rise above the horizon during the winter solstice in Thule, but the Moon can certainly be seen in the sky for 24 hours (unless the sky is overcast).
We have no midnight Sun where I live, but the Sun only clears the horizon for about 7 hours around December 22. On clear winter nights, the Moon is very high in the sky, and it looks very small, very white, very bright and very cold.
Ann