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I think this article should be merged with the article White Nights Festival. They are about the same topic, and the material in this article could be used in the White Nights Festival article. DAK4Blizzard ( talk) 08:45, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
So, what should the definition of a white night be?
Must the sun dip below the horizon, but have a minimum altitude above -6° (civil twilight)? This would include latitudes from 60.561° (60°33’43”) to the arctic/antarctic circle.
Can this range be extended to include areas that experience nautical twilight but no darkness? This would include latitudes from 54.561° (54°33’43”) to the arctic/antarctic circle. Note that St. Petersburg celebrates white nights with its White Nights Festival, even though it technically always reaches at least nautical twilight because its latitude is 59°57' N. This is an argument to include places that experience at least an abbreviated nautical twilight.
Do white nights also include nights with a midnight sun? (I.e., can the sun always be above the horizon to count as a white night?)
DAK4Blizzard ( talk) 17:08, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Why the hell is this article in Russia Wikiproject? It has nothing to do with Russia. White nights apply everywhere in these latitidues and similar in the southern hemisphere. In Finland they last for months and it never gets dark during the night. Saint Petersburg is actually quite south in regard to white nights. -- 77.109.223.37 ( talk) 21:13, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
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I think this article should be merged with the article White Nights Festival. They are about the same topic, and the material in this article could be used in the White Nights Festival article. DAK4Blizzard ( talk) 08:45, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
So, what should the definition of a white night be?
Must the sun dip below the horizon, but have a minimum altitude above -6° (civil twilight)? This would include latitudes from 60.561° (60°33’43”) to the arctic/antarctic circle.
Can this range be extended to include areas that experience nautical twilight but no darkness? This would include latitudes from 54.561° (54°33’43”) to the arctic/antarctic circle. Note that St. Petersburg celebrates white nights with its White Nights Festival, even though it technically always reaches at least nautical twilight because its latitude is 59°57' N. This is an argument to include places that experience at least an abbreviated nautical twilight.
Do white nights also include nights with a midnight sun? (I.e., can the sun always be above the horizon to count as a white night?)
DAK4Blizzard ( talk) 17:08, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Why the hell is this article in Russia Wikiproject? It has nothing to do with Russia. White nights apply everywhere in these latitidues and similar in the southern hemisphere. In Finland they last for months and it never gets dark during the night. Saint Petersburg is actually quite south in regard to white nights. -- 77.109.223.37 ( talk) 21:13, 13 June 2010 (UTC)