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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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
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spelling craippubl:10.1063/1.2889961 2024-02-11T10:00:54+01:00 New light on Novaya Zemlya polar mirage Lubkin, Gloria B. 1981 http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2889961 https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-pdf/34/1/21/8288387/21_1_online.pdf en eng AIP Publishing Physics Today volume 34, issue 1, page 21-22 ISSN 0031-9228 1945-0699 General Physics and Astronomy journal-article 1981 craippubl https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2889961 2024-01-26T09:49:44Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northeast Passage Novaya Zemlya AIP Publishing Arctic Physics Today 34 1 21 22
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