New light on Novaya Zemlya polar mirage

While seeking a Northeast Passage to the Orient, the explorer Willem Barents and his crew were stranded for the winter at Novaya Zemlya (76°12'N). During the perpetual night of their arctic winter, one noontime in January 1597 the explorers were astonished to see the Sun appear two weeks sooner...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Physics Today
Main Author: Lubkin, Gloria B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing 1981
Subjects:
General Physics and Astronomy
Arctic
Northeast Passage
Novaya Zemlya
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2889961
https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-pdf/34/1/21/8288387/21_1_online.pdf
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Summary:While seeking a Northeast Passage to the Orient, the explorer Willem Barents and his crew were stranded for the winter at Novaya Zemlya (76°12'N). During the perpetual night of their arctic winter, one noontime in January 1597 the explorers were astonished to see the Sun appear two weeks sooner than expected at that latitude. At the time, the Sun's actual position was still about 5° below the geometrical horizon.

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