Traditionally solstice is a time of parties, baseball, racing and festivals in Fairbanks. This year however, many events have been canceled or changed. Starting Monday, June 15th, we will be bringing you stories about the summer solstice and midnight sun in Alaska.
We began by going onto the streets to find out how residents usually celebrate and what they are doing differently this year.
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This is going to be my second solstice so I don't know if I have a normal, but last year I was here for the Midnight Sun Festival to check it out. Besides that, I do spend a lot of time out of town on the weekends especially. So the plan all along was to go biking and hopefully bike overnight, said Andrew McKnights.
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Olivia Lunsford said, Normally I am either bartending at one of the many fun places in town to hang out for the Midnight Sun Festival or going on a hike kind of around town or something. This year I am thinking about maybe [going] down to Talkeetna, check out some things down there, my friends got some property there. Or maybe taking out the old canoe and going for a spin down the Chena River. We'll see, it's going to be a lot less social then it was the previous years.
Lisa Brooks told us I was living in Sitka previously and so we didn't really have a really great summer solstice like here. So I guess since the COVID issue we are going to be staying at home watching Game of Thrones [and] eating popcorn,
Phyllis Grant said What I normally do is sometimes I go to the booths, downtown. Being that they are not having that because of the virus, I just go on walks and maybe go to the river and see the ducks or the boats go by,
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Leonard Dyson said, Well the previous years we did the fun run, she even did it last year, this year I think we are just going to go hiking at midnight.On the shortest day of the year – December 21st this year – Fairbanks will have about 3hrs 41mins when the sun is up, but with long periods of dawn and dusk – or civil twilight – it’s actually more like 6 hours of visible light. This day is special because it's marked by an astronomical phenomenon known as the winter solstice - the moment the North Pole is tilted furthest from the sun as the Earth continues on its orbit.
But no matter the weather, the unique nature of Fairbanks' location, natural light and snowy landscape make for stunning images of a true winter wonderland during the solstice. Here, a selection of local photographers reveals what it's like during the shortest day of the year.
The days are short in Fairbanks during the winter, with December sunrises happening around 10:00 am and sunsets occurring around 2:45 pm.
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Extended sunrises and sunsets and generally cool, dark evenings make December one of the best months for appreciating the sky and the natural environment around us.
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In addition to changing their locations and habits, some animals may also change their appearance in the winter. At -40F during winter solstice, some might grow thicker fur to help them to stay warm.
One bonus of extreme cold is the atmospheric phenomena known as a sundog which occurs when the sun reflects off tiny ice crystals in the atmosphere. This is a not uncommon view during the Fairbanks winters and makes those colder days worth it.
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Parhelions, or sun dogs, appear as fuzzy rainbows or bright spots in the sky dogging the sun. You are most likely to see a sun dog in the morning or afternoon during the winter.
Winter solstice afternoons in Interior Alaska are a playground. In a post earlier this week: This was filmed around 1pm in the afternoon and you can see how much daylight is at midday. Alaska has some quirks but it's beautiful.
Activities never stop for winter. Here, a local tour guide celebrates Alaska's State Sport of dog sledding by taking a lucky passenger on a solstice sunset ride on the trails around Fairbanks.
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As the sun dips, the Alaska Range can be cast in different shades of blues and orange, as seen here, and often in hues of pinks and purple as well. (This composite image was taken during winter solstice 2016 on the Wickersham Dome Trail using Instagram's Layout)
Solstice can also bring a different kind of light, like an early evening Aurora show low on the horizon. December is in the middle of our Aurora Season (August 21 - April 21).
We celebrate all kinds of light in Fairbanks! A fireworks display in downtown over the Immaculate Conception Church and the Polaris sculpture marks the winter solstice.Tomorrow we will begin to gain daylight at a rapid pace until our summer solstice events and Midnight Sun festivals in June.
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A stellar aurora display rang in the winter solstice in 2015. In this photo, taken in the Goldstream Valley the aurora fills the sky from horizon to horizon under a moonlit and snow-covered landscape.
Official Visitors Bureau of Fairbanks, Alaska, where you can experience northern lights that change you, a summer midnight sun that charms you, the vast Arctic wilderness on our doorstep and a magnificent neighbor, Denali National Park.
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