In the minds of most people, night is associated with darkness, or rather, with the absence of the sun. The direct opposite of a bright sunny day, when instead of carefree sunbeams, only distorted shadows are born, darker than the darkness itself.
However, let me tell you that this is not always the case. And to do this, we do not need to move to other planets, to distant galaxies, studying astronomers' theories that there may be worlds where a sunny day lasts a week or a month. To do this, it is enough to step over the border of the Arctic Circle and starting from May 22, you will get into a day two months long.
The Polar day will begin in these parts in a week, and will end in July. Eternal celebration of the sun, compensation for 40 days of an impenetrable winter night. My watch says 00:47 a.m., but that's what my eyes see.
No post-processing of photos. This is the world I live in. We always rejoice at the arrival of summer, this is the best reward after a long cold winter. But nature here rewards every living being with an even greater miracle, allowing us to enjoy the sun for so long, accumulating its energy.
It's strange, but when people find out where I'm from, they ask me to confirm the stories that polar bears walk the streets of our cities. It's not like that, people get upset because they sincerely believed in it. But when I tell them that every summer for two months the sun doesn't set over the horizon, they look at me as crazy and don't believe it.
Just believe me, it will only take a few weeks and at 3 a.m. the sun will be visible at the same height where the moon is in the photo:
It seems surreal, and in fact, it is hard for the human psyche to perceive.Just imagine waking up at 12:00 and you can't tell if it's day or night. People are used to being guided by the level of light and the position of the sun, it won't work here.
Locals immediately recognize the difference by small signs: there are no people and cars on the streets, if you are outside the city, you will almost not see birds in the sky. The solar disk is slightly smaller than during the day, and not so bright, and most importantly, you will not feel the heat from its rays, absolutely.
But, you will feel the warmth of the miracle of the moment, feeling yourself in another world, on another planet. The opportunity to hear the silence of the night without being in the dark. To see how all living things sleep, in daylight. To see in detail the nightlife, under the rays of the sun. Maybe find something new in the nocturnal self.
