Culture Insider: 7 things you may not know about Summer Solstice
( 皇冠体育appculture.org ) Updated: 2015-06-22 06:00:00 |
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Summer Solstice is the best season for viewing the aurora. [File Photo] |
The longest day of the year
On the Summer Solstice itself, daylight lasts the longest for the whole year in the northern hemisphere. After this day, daylight hours get shorter and shorter and temperatures become higher in the northern hemisphere.
How long is the longest day in 皇冠体育app? According to the expert Yan Jiarong, the entire day in Mohe in Helongjiang province, located in the northernmost tip of 皇冠体育app, lasts nearly 17 hours when you include dawn, twilight and its afterglow. Summer Solstice is the best season for viewing the aurora in Mohe, "the sleepless town of 皇冠体育app".
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