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How Alaskans Cope with Two Months of All-Day Daylight
For roughly two months of the year –those months surrounding the summer solstice –Alaskans enjoy daylight 24 hours a day. (MORE: Summer Solstice Explainer) While the sun actually sets for a brief time, except in Utqiaġvik (Barrow) and places along the Arctic Circle, it doesn't drop below the horizon by more than 6 degrees, which means civil twilight is still occurring in between sunrise and sunset. Hours of daylight (sunrise-sunset) and civil twilight (sun less than 6 degrees below the...