Within the Arctic Circle, during the Northern...?

Question

During the northern summer, what path would the sun apparently make in the sky?

Answer 1

Because of the tilt of the Earth's axis and the Earth revolving around same, the sun would appear to transverse a very narrow elliptical path. Get a globe and a directional lamp for the sun and observe it in action....it is very interesting....

Answer 2

Imagine that the Earth was transparent and you could see right through it. In ANY season, you would see the Sun make a complete ring around the Earth's axis of rotation. However, the tilt of this ring would mean it was only above the horizon some fraction of the time. In the northern summer, the north pole is tilted toward the sun so that the ring never goes below the horizon. If you imagine the Earth's axis extending out into space, the Sun would appear to be circling this axis, but at a very far distance.

The Sun would basically draw a loop in the sky and never go below the horizon.

Answer 3

The sun's path is a big circle, never dipping below the horizon. See the last picture at the bottom of this web site to get an idea.

http://puuoo.caltech.edu/outreach/nightandday/sunrise.htm

Answer 4

I'm not totally sure, but if I understand right, it might make a circle around the edge of the sky. It would never far enough off to have a sunrise or sunset, so it would just go in circles. Bear in mind I'm not terribly studied on the subject.

Answer 5

At noon, it would be close to overhead,
maybe 60 degrees off the horizon.
Then get very low at midnight,
sometimes below the horizon but the light still shines,
like dusk or pre-morning here in Iowa (41 degrees latitude).

Answer 6

Always just above the horizon, never setting, for a few weeks anyway,

Answer 7

It would appear to set just right above the horizon and then come right back up.

Answer 8

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