Video You Must See: Summer Solstice on the Arctic Ocean

That’s beautiful. Even otherworldly (for a temperate zone person like myself).  I think I’m getting a little insomnious just watching it.

Not wishing to quibble - it’s a lovely video - but how come “midnight” on the caption doesn’t coincide with the lowest point of the Sun above the horizon? Are you captioning for some other timezone than the video was shot in?

I’m no expert and can’t give you a scientific explanation, but my experience of the 24-hour daylight up here in the Yukon this past summer was that the sun’s lowest point doesn’t actually correspond with midnight - it’s later on in the very early morning. No idea if this is a question of latitude or our location within a larger timezone or what. So I would think the captions are accurate for the location where the video was shot.

Thanks so much for sharing this video!  I’m thoroughly enjoying your experiences and adventures in the Canadian Arctic. Awesome!

Great time lapse photography.  The longest day I experienced was summer in Alaska.  It was beautiful, but I had to wear an eye mask to trick myself into going to sleep!