Yesterday's sunset: pictures taken around 10.30pm
Today's sunset, 10.30pm
Mormon Church, Newton Street, 11.30pm
James Street Roundabout, 11.40pm
Town Hall clock, 11.45pm
Why is it still light at such a late hour? Well, Stornoway lies at a latitude of more than 58 degrees north. The USA is somewhere between 24 and 49 degrees north, and mainland Britain between 50 and 58 North; Orkney is at 59 North and Shetland straddles the 60th parallel. In Lerwick, it really doesn't get dark at night. Even here, when I look outside at 1 am, there is a broad glimmer of light on the northern horizon, and it starts to get light again after 3 am.
pictures are awesome!!
ReplyDeleteWow those are wonderful pictures!! and I wouldn't mind it staying a bit light all the time...
ReplyDeleteLinda :)
Those pictures are great. There is not much darkness there. I can't sleep in the daytime and don't sleep well at night either. If it was daylight here as long as it is there guess I would never get any sleep. Helen
ReplyDeleteI'm completely in love with picture 4. :)
ReplyDeleteI wanna gooooooo..........
~Amy
Just beautiful! :o)
ReplyDeleteLisa
Beautiful pictures as usual. Linda in Washington state
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely lot of photo's You sure do live in a lovely spot. Sybilsybil45
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures Guido ,...love Jan xx
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed these atmospheric pictures Guido...such beautiful sunset views. The town looks so peaceful too and the sea is almost mirror -like. Serenity. Thanks for capturing these lovely moments in time and sharing them. Jeanie
ReplyDeleteOh that would be neat to have light that late. I wonder if people can sleep as well though.
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How stunning Guido, I love to see the sky and especially sunsets. Yes, I always envied that, being light at such a late hour but then your weather on the whole is pretty bad compared to ours and it is much colder. Swings and roundabouts.
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The bottom sunset pic is really lovely. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSylvia
In one word, STUNNING.
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Katie
Beautiful sunset pictures, they are my favorite. It looks very peacefult there. We are getting a beatuiful day for our last day of spring in the PNW. Joni
ReplyDeleteWow... just gorgeous... it must be a treat in the summer to be so far north!!
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Dawn
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Amazing photos Guido. Although I might be thrown off a bit by the constant light. (Hugs) Indigo
ReplyDeleteWOW! I didn't know that! I'm not sure how I would handle not having the dark of night....I love the stars and the moon so much and when we get to the northern tip of Wisconsin we are always given the gift of viewling the northern lights! Of course we are in the middle fo no where so there are no town lights to fade out the night sky......I love it up there but only for a week each year....they have bears and as much as I love them at our Zoo's the thought of seeing one while I look out my cabin scares the bejeebies out of me! lol
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Kimberleigh