An American town is preparing for complete darkness for more than two months

Arabia Weather - In the heart of Alaska, a small town is heading towards an unforgettable season, as the light fades, and it prepares to face its absence for a long period of no less than two months, as the residents of this town live under a sky in which the sun’s rays disappear, and the journey of complete darkness begins.

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The Alaskan town of Utqiagvik has said goodbye to daylight for more than two months, as the sun finally sets to begin the annual polar night in this region north of the Arctic Circle.

Alison Chinchar, a meteorologist, explained that the polar night is a natural phenomenon that occurs annually in Paro (Utqiagvik) and in other cities within the Arctic Circle, resulting from the tilt of the Earth’s axis.

Even though the sun disappears from the horizon, the day remains bright thanks to periods of civil twilight, according to Chenchar, which appear before sunrise and after sunset.

While these conditions may be challenging for residents, summer makes up for it, as they experience the opposite phenomenon, the midnight sun, where light can extend for 24 hours during the polar day, leaving the town of Utqiagvik at the top of the list as one of the primary locations to witness this unique event, due to For its remote northern location.

Polar night phenomenon

Polar night is known as when the night extends for more than 24 hours within the polar circles, and it is a phenomenon resulting from the Earth's rotation around the Sun as a result of the Earth's axis being tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees. Areas within the Arctic or Antarctic Circle are affected by periods that can be completely obscured from or exposed to the sun.

In the fall and winter, as the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, areas north of the Arctic Circle experience nights lasting more than two months, when the sun is not visible above the horizon. Such conditions are normal in places like Utqiagvik, which lies within the Arctic Circle.

Although the sun remains below the horizon in these areas, this does not necessarily mean that it is immersed in complete darkness, and when the sun is below the horizon at an angle of six degrees, there is still enough light to see things outside.

In summer, between May and August, when the sun does not set for periods longer than two months, the polar day occurs, characterized by long periods of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing light for a long period during the summer.

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