I did not realize Stockholm was that far north. I was on a layover in Stockholm waiting for the weather to clear in Copenhagen. It was is January and it did resemble the arctic. I also remember flying over Iceland, I did look icy.
Was it magic for the both of you? Sorry, I had to throw that in. Erik
If you are there in midsummer as I was last July, it never gets dark at night (though the sun does briefly set). So observing summer objects is limited to late-night spring or early fall. But my wife assures me it nonetheless is a magic time; she says more babies are conceived that time of year than any other... ;o)
--- On Thu, 3/26/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Perspective To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 4:48 PM
What shame they are limited to mostly circumpolar objects (boring). My big shock was seeing Sagittarius overhead in the Everglades. How far north do you need to be to witness the midnight sun?
I returned this week from visiting my wife in a suburb of Stockholm Sweden, which is 59 degrees North. In spite of knowing better, it still freaked me out a little one clear night to find the Dipper directly overhead! :o)
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