I have a an ex-sort-of girlfriend who lives in Alaska. On winter solstice day, they get less than 4 hours. On summer solstice, daylight is almost 24 hours -- the sun goes down, but it never gets totally dark.
I found this picture on the internets -- noon in Alaska on winter solstice.
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That brings back some great memories of my time in northern Norway during a great summer 9 years ago. We had roughly 3 months of 24hrs daylight and got some fanatic midnight sun photos. (The longest day has just passed for us in the southern hemisphere).
These are all mine taken on my Canon EOS 5D mk ii with pro lenses and graduated ND Lee filters where needed. Not to mention the tripod for the first which photographically is my favourite.
The beach at Flakstad in the Lofoten Island. The sun never set or disappeared behind those clouds, just dropping to touch it. This is a panoramic i stitched together.
The above 2 were both taken at Nordkapp (North Cape) in northern Norway the night we arrived there, literally just before midnight. It was the last time that year that the midnight sun was visible due to dense fog rolling in and staying put. But we continued to experience 24hrs daylight for another month or so until northern Finland.
These 2 were waiting for the midnight sun and us having made it there. Just under 7,000km which we clocked a few days later. (My touring bike is the far one, then hubby's and then the closest is a guy who was just cycling in Norway, not attempting a round the world trip like we were. )