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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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
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American Eagle Day
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Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens
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The party’s just starting
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
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Happy St. Patricks Day!
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Alaska moose
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Kluane National Park
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1.1 billion opportunities for a better world
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International Roller Coaster Day
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A palace for the public
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A step toward freedom
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Siblings Day
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Bird s-eye view on World Environment Day
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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World Water Day
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Maritime forest on Cumberland Island, Georgia
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Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
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A crested partridge
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Space Week isnt over yet!
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Happy International Zebra Day!
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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A Festivus for the rest of us
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Social climbing
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Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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