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Snow, a building, flag, tent and a sign.
Date Taken:
September 14, 2011
Photograph By:
Christine Schultz, NSF
License Type:
Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

This photo shows how much light is visible at the South Pole the week before the sun rises. At 90 degrees South, the sun circles in the sky during the austral summer. It dips below the horizon on March 21, followed by weeks of sunset colors in the sky. After several months of complete darkness the sun approaches just below the horizon as shown in this photo. The sun will appear above the horizon on September 22, after which the sun is visible 24-hours a day for the next six months.

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