The Russian language classifies light and dark shades of blue as separate colors—which comes in especially handy if you venture north to Saint Petersburg in midsummer. The seaport metropolis sits less than 500 miles outside the Arctic Circle, so at the height of summer, the twilit "blue hour" coveted by photographers lasts virtually all night long as the sun hovers just below the horizon. It"s a phenomenon also dubbed the "White Nights" and it usually lasts for around 80 days, starting in May and lasting until July.
A midsummer twilight s dream
Today in History
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Spring equinox
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Vote!
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Eurasian scops owl
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
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An enduring vision
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Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
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Happy Holi!
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Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
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Monet still makes an impression
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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A peek behind the royal curtain
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National Napping Day
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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