Since personal testimony is obviously so way more useful than reputed facts in such as recommended books and respected websites, I'll provide my own unique ones. I didn't sleep well last night. I feel a fiction coming on.
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(1) How does the midnight Sun really appear?
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Glad you asked. Bright bright bluish white against an absolutely black sky. This happens exactly at midnight, and is over in less than a blink of an eye. The rest of the time, the sun looks dimmer, about like the moon. Some people say they see diagonal stripes, but I never have.
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(2) Do people see the stars and planets during the night of the midnight sun??
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Glad you asked. They have to be ready. A good astronomy book is usually necessary in order to see the stars and planets during the wonderful midnight sun. I like page 26 in mine.
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(3) Is the night of the midnight Sun real? In other words, is there a real darknees along the night of the midnight Sun or during any part of it??
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Glad you asked. Of course! Why do you think they call it mid
night? It's blacker than normal -- except for that bright flash from the sun at midnight. The diagonal stripes I always see are sort of a charcoal color.
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(4) How long is the night of the midnight Sun?
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Glad you asked. It is exactly eight hours, just like all other nights.
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(5) What about the behavior of the birds and animals at such a night?
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Glad you asked. You wouldn't believe it. Birds, normally asleep, begin to sleepwalk. Land animals take to the lakes and rivers and begin to swim about. Most amazingly, fish leap high into the air, as if flying. Maybe they are scared out of the water by the animals. Many of the fish fly so high they die of ozone poisoning. It usually stinks the next day from all the dead blue fish. Swedes that know how, make surströmming. Oh, amphibians, they don't know what to do. Some do and some don't. It probably depends on if they see their shadow.
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(6) What about the auroras at the time of the midnight Sun?
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Glad you asked. There is usually, but not always, a fantastic double-aura, during the midnight sun, one that looks normal and one with its colors reversed -- as if the aura had been turned inside out. Beautiful! I'd link to the pictures I took, but you don't want them.
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So as to be able to ask and discuss such an information-introducing person without giving him any opportunity to dodge or claim misunderstanding others' writings.
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Glad you think so. That won't be necessary, I assure you. I hope these uncertified non-facts are not of no assistance.