Talk:White Nights

Merge with White Nights Festival?[edit]

I think this article should be merged with the article White Nights Festival. They are about the same topic, and the material in this article could be used in the White Nights Festival article. DAK4Blizzard (talk) 08:45, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I will agree here that the two articles have similar topics. However, I think that while White Nights Festival is for the celebrations and festivities around this time, White Nights should be a more scientific article on the phenomena itself. I suggest expanding White Nights rather then merging. Hope this helps. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 193° 22' 0" NET 12:53, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, fair enough. I'll attempt to expand this article a bit further in the astronomical and geographic direction. DAK4Blizzard (talk) 16:01, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Definition of a White Night[edit]

So, what should the definition of a white night be?

Must the sun dip below the horizon, but have a minimum altitude above -6° (civil twilight)? This would include latitudes from 60.561° (60°33’43”) to the arctic/antarctic circle.

Can this range be extended to include areas that experience nautical twilight but no darkness? This would include latitudes from 54.561° (54°33’43”) to the arctic/antarctic circle. Note that St. Petersburg celebrates white nights with its White Nights Festival, even though it technically always reaches at least nautical twilight because its latitude is 59°57' N. This is an argument to include places that experience at least an abbreviated nautical twilight.

Do white nights also include nights with a midnight sun? (I.e., can the sun always be above the horizon to count as a white night?)

DAK4Blizzard (talk) 17:08, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WTF[edit]

Why the hell is this article in Russia Wikiproject? It has nothing to do with Russia. White nights apply everywhere in these latitidues and similar in the southern hemisphere. In Finland they last for months and it never gets dark during the night. Saint Petersburg is actually quite south in regard to white nights. --77.109.223.37 (talk) 21:13, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's probably due to the White Nights Festival, although it should be removed once theis article becomes more scientific. Also, The areas that experience White Nights don't experience Midnight Sun so I don't think it applies to the area of Finland you are referring to. However, there is definitely a part of Finland that experiences White Nights. Hope this helps. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 325° 40' 15" NET 21:42, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]