2006-12-09 09:18:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Consider the south pole, where it is summer. The sun appears to go around the earth, but never drops below the horizon -- or even approaches it.
2006-12-09 09:21:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since it is summer time south of the equator, and the earth is tilted about 23 degrees toward the sun at the south polar region or south pole (23 degrees away from the sun at the north pole where it is dark all day). There is still twilight at both poles today and will reach winter/summer solstice Dec. 22, at 7:03pm Central time USA. That will be the day of most sunshine at the south pole and the least sunshine at the north. It starts to reverse after that time to our summer solstice where the days become shorter at the south pole and longer at the north pole.
2006-12-09 10:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by Bigdog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Also the North Polar region. The Sun will not set because it did not rise. Same thing. The Earth is tilted 23.5 or so degrees away from the Sun in this region.
2006-12-09 09:26:09 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋