Midnight Sun in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

24 hour timelapse of the midnight sun on a recent trip above the Arctic Circle in June of 2017

[@user-pd6bd7ir4z]

Longyearbyen is so far up North that the sun doesnt even give the “Golden Hour” effect because even at midnight it is still quite high up above horizon. quite spectacular and very few places in the world where one can experience this

[@accelerationvirgulepetit]

Yes. The sun dosen't go below than 6° during midnight, buttt the sun dosen't go above -6° during winters in high noon, light is only visible between 9 am and 2 pm,only a tiny bit unless if its cloudy its gonna be dark.but since Longyearbyen is so north its super cold and its mostly cloudy, and it snows alot in December blocking sunlight so its safe to say even though the sun doesn't enter golden hour in the summer. It dosen't exit the dark hour in the winter

[@duprie37]

In midwinter the sun doesn't get above -11.7 deg. at noon, it just barely makes nautical twilight (11AM-1PM). Likewise, in midsummer it doesn't dip below 11.7 deg. at midnight.

[@tearet741]

@@duprie37 In the place where i live , sun doesn't get below 19,8 during the summer solnstice and doesn't get above -19.8 during winter solstice

[@tearet741]

@@duprie37 And we have 325 days in total with polar night and midnight sun in 1 year

[@tearet741]

@@duprie37 And other 28 days it s nights with civill twilight and 12 days it s nights with nautilcal twilight

[@infinite86realpilottutoria57]

I want to go there someday. Awesome!

[@Walkingdeadman1991]

I went there in DECEMBER... when the sun was down the whole day!! Would love to go back there sometime but in June, to see this.

[@Saved-by-Grace]

One of the reasons I love living here. You always have summer daylight to get things done

[@3DShe]

What about the other half of the year?

[@adamhutchings4023]

Do people generally stick to a 24 hour rhythm in the summer?

[@afcacbs8544]

Winter joined the chat.

[@adinfelix8456]

Am planning for this December and I wud like to know more

[@MA-ct1qw]

The problem is when you hit winter you get all depressed because the body needs sunlight.

[@foreverpoetry6253]

Wow!!! idea of this video is WONDERFUL!Great job!Thank you!

[@elishafamilyvlogs6938]

thanks for sharing this great place for hiking and very relaxing view keep safe stay fit godless always.

[@erich1070]

Thank you for posting this👍🏾

[@angelitoserrano4057]

I've been there and feel blessed to see this place

[@lindamanas6735]

So fantastic how the sun moves round through 360 degrees, like going round the edge of a plate. I’ve been to North Cale but would love to go to Spitsbergen.

[@cristianebregge8004]

Wow this is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing, I was always curious about how is the summer day there. 🌞❤️🙏🏼

[@simpleyt4003]

Рррррррррррррр

[@Liofa73]

WTB some thick curtains. Interesting how the sun still doesn't reach more than about 35 degrees even in summer.

[@demonhalo67]

Let me offer an explanation for this. The Solstice summer noon sun angle is dependent on the actual latitude and whether the location is above or below the Arctic circle. Since Longyearbyen is essentially 12 degrees above the Arctic circle, it makes sense that at noon on Dec 21st the sun would reach a maximum of -12 degrees below the horizon at noon on that date. Therefore in summer solstice the sun angle at noon is not nearly as high as mid latitudes in Longyearbyen.

[@demonhalo67]

Basically, unlike mid latitudes where the sun always rises above the horizon even on the shortest day, in high latitudes above the Arctic circle (66 degrees) there are periods in mid winter which it doesn't. This is compensated for by a shallower solstice noon angle in the summer. The degree of which depends on how far north of the Arctic circle a place is.

[@gamezvideos2]

Flat earthers: *H E A V Y B R E A T H I N G*

[@VanDerLaars]

@@gamezvideos2 doesn't really prove that it is not. It could be "round plain" with the continents going around the north pole with only water/sea under. :D

[@ChloekabanOfficial]

@@VanDerLaars The flat earth plane would contain a small localized sun with the equator at its zenith, with constant 12-hour days. If it were real, the sun would just appear smaller in the north, without midnight sun.

[@leighauza]

AMAZING 😮 thank you for this

[@earth.is.a.plane.]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@vikingspeaking]

Incredible! Now I'd love to see one in December for comparison :D

[@samuelatienzo4627]

It's basically pitch black all day. Even under perfect conditions on the winter solstice, the solar altitude at the solar noon is approximately -13 degrees (as they are 13 degrees further north in latitude to the arctic circle). Therefore, only astronomical twilight during a few weeks around the winter solstice, and varying stages of twilight between late October and mid-February. Bright for 4 months straight and then basically dark for 4 months straight!

[@accelerationvirgulepetit]

@@samuelatienzo4627 nope. Only nautical twilight in the noon during winter.

[@samuelatienzo4627]

@@accelerationvirgulepetit yes just checked on timeanddate and calculations were off… it gets very close, but longyearbyen isn’t quite far enough north to have only astronomical twilight during the day.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

@@samuelatienzo4627 Plus it's stil light out until Civil Dusk, and the last Civil Dusk is in mid November, so it's only 2.5 months of it never being light out, but it's not always dark the whole time either because Nautical Twilight ranges from not light out but not dark at all either at the brightest to almost dark at the darkest.

[@samuelatienzo4627]

@@nabranestwistypuzzler7019 amazing place to live 👍

[@Joethaone]

The sun be like: hold on a second I got a move to the other side😂😂😂

[@CwyfanapRhys]

Amazing!

[@markrosenberg4369]

Adding an actual time bar would have made it better?

[@auberginereverie]

One thing I noticed about the Midnight Sun phenomenon is that (even without the timer or looking at the sun), you can actually (and easily) notice that activity around the camera was reduced over time until 0:35, where almost no one can be seen walking/driving. Still an interesting phenomena.

[@alichoi3828]

I wonder how their sleeping routine. Any could explain.

[@CoryFinn2011]

From the time of my childhood, I have suffered from Nyctophobia (fear of darkness/night). As an adult, my fear is not as severe but my power bill will indicate that I am still not fond of the dark. Ahem, anyway, Svalbard would be the best place during the summer. It would turn my nightmares into simple dreams....or make my insomnia worse!

[@atnfn]

...and then somehow all trips out of svalbard get cancelled for some reason and you're stuck there over winter...

[@CoryFinn2011]

Ahh... the worst case scenario, possible!

[@danieldevito6380]

Until the other 6 months when it's dark

[@kingsbishop1479]

I was quite scared of the dark until I got into astronomy

[@pejuangdolar5602]

Amazing video👍👍👍

[@maeikosuke]

It's a very beautiful image! Is it okay to use part of this video on Japanese local TV?

[@Wespop]

*Wow, one wish I have before I die is to see the midnight sun, is there an excursion to this island in Norway?*

[@FelixMapper]

Midnight Sun Is Cool, But What About Polar Night

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

FelixPlaysMinecraft it’s still a faint Nautical Twilight at solar noon in the winter though

[@dmytrish]

I'd like an hour long loop of this! Edit: right click -> Loop.

[@davidsinambela6227]

Amazing

[@kellenjelley6712]

You take a nap and wake up and really have no idea what time it is

[@volcanoimagec.a.5881]

Awesome video time lapse😎Would I be able to use some of this footage in an upcoming video about the arctic and Antarctic midnight sun?

[@gview186]

Jeffrey Brown VolcanoImage Yes, please feel free to use it! I would love to see your video when it’s available!

[@taariqkhanoflegend4622]

Wow it really is perpetual daylight I thought there would've been even a slight hint of night but none

[@MrJanes-cl5sj]

that was so cool!

[@LordDeBahs]

thx

[@happy_bubble7]

Fascinating! Ty for posting this! Apart from modern clocks and analog clocks, how would natives to the area keep track of days/hours/seasons? Just out of curiosity.

[@DaSushiMan-]

How did you manage to keep the phone so stable when you were recording?? amazing o.0

[@user-ly8qt4uh2v]

Awesome

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

Being an insomniac that desperately needs sleep, living there might suck

[@Saufkopp1989]

In winter it's 24 hours completely dark.

[@1997giannis]

how does he turn the camera by hand for so long?

[@defaultmesh]

0:39 is that midnight?

[@gview186]

I don't know the exact point of midnight, but yes it is around the 0:39 mark.

[@CwyfanapRhys]

I was thinking that this is so too. The sun is at its lowest position in the sky from that perspective.

[@accelerationvirgulepetit]

0:38 is midnight. The sun might look like its entering golden hour but it's still up

[@reinventlove1866]

I'd hate that so much. I wouldn't be able to sleep properly.

[@rubrumvulpespuella4140]

This video needs more views !

[@minhnguyen-ud9bs]

Sun never set

[@chesss1985]

Sun is 12 degrees above the horizon on summer solstice (lowest point) lol

[@rivaldoherera97]

Kalo solat subuh gimana?

[@kingsbishop1479]

Wouldn’t want to live there but I’m only saying that because I’m an astronomer once the sun gets to high I won’t be able to do astronomy for months which means only certain amount of times during my lifetime but would be fun to visit I just wish the northernmost airport was located a bit higher so it would be pitch dark all night and not go above -18 degrees in the winter.

[@RandomViewer00]

35° at noon and 12° at midnight.

[@Poseidon6363]

Can I mirror this?

[@pbrekke]

Is it OK that I borrow this clip. What should I write to acknowledge your name.

[@cpouk8285]

Is sun runing fast or video was edited to attract audience? I just want to know, not making any judgment, looks good however

[@jimsagubigula7337]

It's edited. A full circle takes 24 hours.

[@Kuroha_1.0]

Its a timelapse

[@ubermensch826]

It would be better if you put the time somewhere

[@mohdnazir7063]

Who is from norway???.....Have you enjoy the place and are you happy....what it you reaction you have no moo,star,and night...

[@razonyespiritu]

they have to sleep so they dont care much i guess

[@W4itgaming]

do all the shops stay open 24/7 there?

[@iPhone-wn3wb]

No, everyone sleeps at night as usual. We just use black curtains to make it dark inside our homes

[@3DShe]

@@iPhone-wn3wb and will you have 6 month of night aswell?

[@alekcxandra]

@@3DShe they’ve 2.5 months of Polar night (October-February) , after that they’ve regular day and night before the midnight sun come (April-August)

[@3DShe]

@@alekcxandra Thank you !

[@glennart6659]

Beautiful video! What equipment did you use? :)

[@gview186]

Camera is the GoPro 4 Silver and the rotating mount is the Brinno ART200 Base mounted on a standard tripod.

[@oro_one9226]

BECAUSE WE LIVE IN FLAT EARTH

[@markusbanach-stb5892]

Oh come on, you're just trying to pull my leg. You don't really believe the earth is flat.

[@SlickBack-cq4qd]

You do realise this proves earth is round

[@ofthewaytruthandlight1320]

The Earth stands still and does not move.

[@GuardianSoulkeeper]

Evidence says no

[@stanislav7411]

Stupid

[@stanislav7411]

Stupid

[@Eric_412]

Obviously you skipped jograffy and fizziks at skool…😂😂😂

[@danieldevito6380]

I would hate that

[@metaladder1018]

Next time display the date and time.

[@seal3427]

I seen your comments flat earther what do you think about this video

[@irmaosdapesada9018]

hello

[@ngocngannguyen4795]

Which month i can fully enjoy this?

[@gview186]

Ngoc Ngan Nguyen This was taken in June. But you can also observe 24hours of sun there during May and July.

[@pataudi8025]

@@gview186 Sir is it possible to see this from all parts of Norway or just the Northern parts and cities?

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

@@pataudi8025 The arctic circle is defined as the latitude where the sun doesn't go below the horizon on the summer solstice, which is at around 66.5 degrees. Anywhere here or above will see the midnight sun, and the further north you go the longer the light period will last. But I believe you can see midnight twilight on the summer solstice from around 60 or 61 degrees.

[@nonstopyah191]

Was that 360???

[@jessikakendsyhs]

180

[@timthomas5149]

This is a real video like all the "Northern vid's, unlike the edited fake ass Antarctica vid's! Why that be??

[@knife9321]

I'm here for my Earth Science Class😑☹

[@axjckolssnsmcllla4887]

Şimdi burda güneş hiç batmıyor mu?

[@nameisarda4fsakeokay760]

evet

[@westerlundsamael9140]

4 ay boyunca hiç batmıyor

[@mysteryone4356]

Yep the sun circles us

[@THETRUTHZ]

They still won't believe you with this kind of proof school and govern/mental mind controllers have taken our their minds now they walk around with a mask on looking like retards

[@mysteryone4356]

The pandemic is a scam. Wear a mask, stay indoors. If you get really sick? Come to hospital and breath oxygen. If you are luck you will live. Unlucky? You will breath oxygen until you die. Yet not one bit of advice on treating inflammation or chest/lung infections using citrus, vitamin C, D or available medicine. I was in initial meetings providing video conferencing support for scientists who developed the AstraZeneca vaccination. They lied and have tricked the people

[@jessikakendsyhs]

flat earth yes

[@throwawayavclubber7269]

Nope.

[@carliebeau5329]

I see the earth moving not the sun.

[@karltaylor2857]

hahahaha!

[@throwawayavclubber7269]

Correct.

[@dent20111]

I want to work there so bad, I wonder if they need a dentist??? haha

[@masteroogway6339]

Where r u from originally?

[@DINESHKUMAR-hm1gk]

Save electricity bill 😉

[@vaishaksuresh8555]

A flat earther sent this to me as a solid proof for the flat earth 😂. I just replied great work man, because if you argue with a fool he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

[@karltaylor2857]

Good grief. The earth IS flat but this doesnt PROVE it. What proves it is there is no curvature and we have a horizon that ramps UP to your eye level and stays at eye level as you rise in altitude...that can ONLY happen on a flat plain earth. Cant happen on a ball any size. A ball earth would see a horizon below your eye level and would stay fixed as you ascend having to look further doiwn to the horizon (horizontal) as you rose.

[@vaishaksuresh8555]

@@karltaylor2857 Ignoring the fact of how absurd your Explanation is...I'd like to say the same thing that I told the other flat earther.. "Great work man"

[@kdwaynec]

@@karltaylor2857 The flat earth freaks seem to have an explanation for everything, except how big their own planet is.

[@uculmanchannel872]

I belive earth is flat

[@gregmerchanthouse4273]

If you think about the helio model, this video is smoking gun evidence against it. If we were on a globe, the sun would track left to right, stop, then right to left.

[@fromnorway643]

@@gregmerchanthouse4273 Nonsense!

[@Mykst]

Good thing reality doesn't care about personal beliefs.

[@stanislav7411]

L you

[@Computador.Hal-9OOO]

🌐🌏🌍🌎🌅🚀🛰 a TERRA não é um PIZZA com CATUPIRI nas BORDAS , Í Rapaz !

[@ahmedfarazkhan1190]

Perfect place for indian PM

[@nicktolson3059]

shame about the fisheye lens

[@vincemede4198]

the proof that earth is flat

[@shh6545]

That you can see the sun?

[@THETRUTHZ]

@@shh6545 yes for 24 hours sheep, on a ball model half of it would be hidden genius go back to fool aka school so they can brainwash you even more

[@earthisflat]

U don't understand the FE model don't act like u know when u don't know a thing that just makes u seem foolish 😂

[@razonyespiritu]

explain this with your fe model you can not dont be a fool,get back to reason everything is not a conspiracy

[@HajisSaya]

Whether the earth is flat or not, God is real and we must worship Him correctly.....

[@danielmconnolly7]

*Proof of Flat Earth and local Sun*

[@jimsagubigula7337]

Proof you have no brain

[@karltaylor2857]

@@jimsagubigula7337 Proof you are brainwashed. How the hell in 2022 can you still think you live on a spinning ball and space is real. OMG...it does my head in.

[@fromnorway643]

@@jimsagubigula7337 👍👍👍

[@seanindigogooner7505]

Earth is flat

[@GuardianSoulkeeper]

Evidence says no

[@Mykst]

Your comment has nothing to do with the video.

[@seanindigogooner7505]

@@Mykst says who?

[@Mykst]

@@seanindigogooner7505 Says me. I was the one who replied and told you that your comment has nothing to do with the video.

[@stanislav7411]

​@@seanindigogooner7505your brain is flat

[@zaab-yaoh9302]

I bet theres a lot of Norwegians Flat Earth-ers. Obviously the sun is not billions of miles away.

[@s4nder86]

It's not, just millions.

[@zaab-yaoh9302]

@@s4nder86 says whom?

[@jimsagubigula7337]

No, they aren't. Their education system is one of the best.

[@kadeyt9637]

HYPERBOREA