Paul Zabel watches the last sunset before the polar night

Paul Zabel watches the last sunset before the polar night
Paul Zabel watches the last sunset before the polar night
During the polar night the Sun does not rise above the skyline, so all that the researchers at the Neumayer Station III can see around noon is a bright glow on the horizon. After the winter solstice, this midday dawn gets longer by the day, until the Sun rises above the horizon again in late July.
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