Daisy Dobrijevic joined Space.com in February 2022 having previously worked for our sister publication All About Space magazine as a staff writer. Before joining us, Daisy completed an editorial internship with the BBC Sky at Night Magazine and worked at the National Space Centre in Leicester, U.K.
Silently drifting into Norway's majestic Trollfjord, flanked by towering mountains, their peaks bathed in golden sunlight, I couldn't believe my eyes. It's almost midnight, yet it feels like the middle of the day. is a truly remarkable phenomenon. The eternal daylight stretches one day into another, if you're not careful, you'll lose all concept of time.
The first port of call where we had long enough to disembark and explore was Svolvær, at the heart of the scenic Lofoten archipelago. Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea, Svolvær is an iconic destination for those wanting to experience the midnight sun during the summer months and theduring our visit to Svolvær, I had pinned my hopes on it clearing up that night so we could welcome in the day of the summer solstice at the stroke of midnight, under the midnight sun.
Six months later, during the December solstice, Earth is on the opposite side of its orbit around the sun, and the reverse occurs: The South Pole tilts toward the sun, experiencing the midnight sun, while the North Pole is enveloped in 24-hour darkness. The following day we ventured up to Norway's northern frontier, Honningsvåg, home to the North Cape, where a globe monument marks the top of continental Europe. Last year I took part in an
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