Have you heard of it? I hadn't until my dear husband told me it would be where his next trip for work takes him. Here's a hint: it's in Sweden and it's way NORTH - in fact it's the northern most city in Sweden!
Here's a picture:
More fun about Kiruna:
Being located 145 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, Kiruna has a Sub-Arctic climate with short, cool summers and long, cold winters, although the city itself can be considerably milder than the surrounding forest. Snowcover generally lasts from mid-October to mid-May, but snowfall can occur year-round. The sun doesn't set between May 30 and July 15, and perpetual daylight lasts from early May to early August. The period that the sun doesn't rise, the polar night, lasts from early December to early January, the exact boundaries depending on local topography. In this time of the year, a few hours of twilight are the only daylight available.
So hubby is off to set up equipment that will (drumroll): study the SUN! He's been working on this for years and it's actually a balloon that they will launch with very EXPENSIVE equipment on it for monitoring the sun. Not sure of the launch date but I am sure that the hubby will be gone for quite awhile. EECKS!
Hope you've found this post educational! HA!
3 comments:
Holy Cow!
WOW! That is awesome, Linny! I can't wait to hear all about it when he returns!
That's amazing Linny. Way too cool! Sucky that he'll be gone, but what an adventure....i think you need to go with!
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