Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Summer Solstice in Fairbanks - I

20 June 2012
8:04 PM


Sunset at12:47 AMin direction345°North-northwestNorth-northwest
Sunrise at2:58 AMin direction15°North-northeastNorth-northeast


Civil Twilight all day

I read a friend's comment on facebook that today was solstice and she was not going to miss one hour of it.  She would be in the sun and day from the time the sun rose until it set.  I actually show tomorrow as solstice here in Fairbanks, but then, how can you really tell?

Jun 20, 2012 - Sunrise : 2:58 AM .. Sunset : 12:47 AM
Jun 21, 2012 - Sunrise : 2:58 AM .. Sunset : 12:48 AM
Jun 22, 2012 - Sunrise : 2:58 AM .. Sunset : 12:48 AM

But then I thought, wouldn't it be great to be up from sunrise to sunset?  That thought was immediately followed by the realization that my work schedule interfered mightily with that plan.  But for those of you who can't imagine what it is like to live in a place where it does not get anything near dark for days, here are the first of a set of photos.

Photos of the yard .. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Walking home from the bus at 6:30 PM 6/20/2012

Our manicured front yard in summer sun 6/20/2012 .. 6:30-ish

My favorite knoll to the west .. 6/20 6:30-ish

A view of the front doors to our house 6/20 .. 6:30-ish

View from just outside our bedroom door looking northwest .. 7:48 PM

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