Time Has No Meaning at the North Pole

Re:Time Has No Meaning at the North Pole by zokier on Thursday March 19, 2020 @10:06AM (#22627591)

I do point out that polar night is not that absolute. Even when sun doesn't rise above the horizon, there is still quite discernable day-night cycle from twilight to midnight and back, especially if you are not exactly on the pole.

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Re:Time Has No Meaning at the North Pole by BurningFrog on Thursday March 19, 2020 @11:42AM (#22628502)

Sunsets/-rises take much longer the closer to the poles you get, because the sun moves "sideways" across the sky, not up/down.

So even when the sun is technically "set", it is often just under the horizon, and lighting things up.

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