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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International Day of Forests
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Apple Tree Day
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Flag Day
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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Celebrating Yi Peng
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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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And you thought moths were boring
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In honor of those we ve lost
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A view from the top
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Happy World Photography Day!
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National Take the Stairs Day
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A truly American monument
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Computer Science Education Week
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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The town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
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White Sands National Park turns 90
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Marseille welcomes the Olympic torch
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Black History Month
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Cetacean Saturday
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