File talk:Polar-Night Longyearbyen.jpg

Polar night equivalent

The image was taken outside of the confines of north pole polar night, but it is an equivalent amount of light to polar night. It's taken at very late night in early September, instead of mid day in winter. B137 (talk) 23:22, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

Then advertizing this as a polar night photo doesn’t make sense – any blue-hour photo in temperate latitudes and even near equator will—similarly—show twilight. If you also want snow in the frame, then shot it in Siberia, Tibet, or on the slopes of Chimborazo. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 05:44, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

While the photo wasn't taken during the time of the year when polar nights occur at this location, it does show exactly what it looks like when there's polar twilight at a location that actually experiences the phenomenon for much of the year. (Source: I was born north of the Arctic Circle, and I have spent many winters there.) There's no attempt at misleading anyone here. I'd compare it to putting a wild elephant in a huge enclosure bordering the Serengeti, and then photograph it to illustrate what an elephant in the Serengeti looks like. The photo has served its purpose well for a number of years. I encourage anyone to take a similar photo during the qualifying time of the year in an actual polar region, and use it to replace this one. Uspn (talk) 08:39, 28 September 2018 (UTC)