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A small town in Alaska won’t see another sunset for more than 80 days. The sun rose on Saturday, May 9, in Utqiagvik, Alaska, and won’t set again until 2:57 a.m. local time on Aug. 2.The National Weather Service released a timelapse video of the sunset, showing the sun barely dip below the horizon.The so-called “midnight sun” occurs due to Earth’s tilt in relation to its orbit around the sun every year. Above video | Watch the ‘midnight sun in Utqiagvik, AlaskaDuring the summer months, Earth’s 23.5-degree axial tilt points those in extreme northern portions of the hemisphere directly toward the sun, keeping the sun’s light directly above the horizon. In winter months, the town sees a similar dramatic swing, but plunges Utqiagvik into weeks of darkness. Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, is the northernmost city in the United States, located well above the Arctic Circle. Despite its extremes, Utqiagvik has a population of just under 5,000 people, according to the 2020 Census.
A small town in Alaska won’t see another sunset for more than 80 days.
The sun rose on Saturday, May 9, in Utqiagvik, Alaska, and won’t set again until 2:57 a.m. local time on Aug. 2.
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The National Weather Service released a timelapse video of the sunset, showing the sun barely dip below the horizon.
The so-called “midnight sun” occurs due to Earth’s tilt in relation to its orbit around the sun every year.
Above video | Watch the ‘midnight sun in Utqiagvik, Alaska
During the summer months, Earth’s 23.5-degree axial tilt points those in extreme northern portions of the hemisphere directly toward the sun, keeping the sun’s light directly above the horizon.
In winter months, the town sees a similar dramatic swing, but plunges Utqiagvik into weeks of darkness.
Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, is the northernmost city in the United States, located well above the Arctic Circle.
Despite its extremes, Utqiagvik has a population of just under 5,000 people, according to the 2020 Census.
