Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago above the Arctic Circle, experiences polar night from mid-November to late January, with no sunrise and only twilight or the northern lights faintly illuminating its frozen, glacier-covered terrain. Despite the extreme cold, around 2,500 residents in Longyearbyen, along with Arctic wildlife, adapt to life under artificial light until the sun reappears in late January, eventually leading to the midnight sun by April. Explore the universe with us 😉 👉@astronomy.v

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