[HN Gopher] Polar Night
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       Polar Night
        
       Author : alexcason
       Score  : 151 points
       Date   : 2023-05-22 09:15 UTC (13 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (brr.fyi)
 (TXT) w3m dump (brr.fyi)
        
       | ricardobeat wrote:
       | I remember many distinct moments walking under moonlight when I
       | was a kid. At the family ranch, when visiting relatives in a very
       | remote place, walking on the beach.
       | 
       | Sadly I think this is an experience very few people in this era
       | will ever get to experience.
        
       | wferrell wrote:
       | What is the space laser / LIDAR for?
        
         | petercooper wrote:
         | Not this project but possibly a similar type of thing:
         | http://cires1.colorado.edu/science/groups/chu/projects/mcmur...
        
           | wferrell wrote:
           | Thanks!
        
       | macintux wrote:
       | Related (and linked from the bottom of the page) is a good
       | description of what "sunset" looks like from the station and from
       | the South Pole itself.
       | 
       | > After the sun reaches its peak, it begins to set. It's still
       | rotating in perfect circles around the sky; they're just getting
       | lower and lower each day.
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       | https://brr.fyi/posts/sunset
        
       | ChrisMarshallNY wrote:
       | I just love this guy's posts.
       | 
       | I am glad to get such a great view of things, without going
       | there, myself.
       | 
       | It's like photos of Svalbard. Cool to look at, but I really don't
       | think I'm up for the jaunt in person.
       | 
       | As we get older, "bragging rights" tend to decline in importance
       | (although "bucket list" is probably something that gains
       | importance, and it can smell the same -the difference is that
       | "bragging rights" face outwards).
        
       | focusedone wrote:
       | This blog is so fun. I love this author's eye for all of the fun
       | details and what it's like to be a nerd working in an extremely
       | unique place.
        
         | focusedone wrote:
         | Also in this blog post: * Space Laser * 'Only 40 days' of
         | complete darkness. * Zombies
        
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