Anthony Powell said a few years ago that there was one very easy way to stop all the theories going around about Flat Earth. Powell is a filmmaker, and he said that the fact that in the North and South poles there is a phenomenon that can be witnessed where the Sun remains in the sky or out of it in straight light or darkness and this occurs for long periods of time.

Antarctica Time-lapse Video Should Be All That Is Needed To Close Down Argument about Flat Earth

The video of the Antarctica time-lapse came with notes that in the Antarctic summer from around late October to February, it was always daytime with the Sun always being above the horizon for 24 hours a day. This incredible time-lapse video showed the Sun moving down and up in the sky, and it was still day at midnight.

Some people have said that footage has been doctored or that it was edited. However, it does seem to be quite probable that there are many months where there are solid light and then many months where there is a period of solid darkness on the N. pole and S. pole.

The researcher who said that the footage could have been doctored got a reply that suggested that there are many videos online showing the 24 hour Sun in Antarctica. One person made a comment and said that the Sun rises in the East and then sets in the West. However, at the N. and S. Pole, there are no directions. When standing at the North Pole whichever way you look it is south and when at the South Pole, whichever way you look it is to the North. At the Polar Regions, there is no sunset or sunrise as there is at latitudes that are lower.

A user on Quora commented on the phenomena:

“For us, the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West. But at the poles, there are no directions. From the North Pole, whichever way we look it is South, and from the South Pole, whichever way we look, it is North. There is no Sunrise or Sunset at the polar regions as we experience at lower latitudes. The Sun appears above the horizon in Summer and makes a 360 degrees round circle in the sky – over a period of 187 days at the N Pole 90 degree North latitude. And in winter, the Sun is below the horizon for 163 days of darkness and 24 days of semi-darkness when the Sun is just below the horizon. It’s not exactly six months of darkness/sunlight at the poles. (In Svalbard, Norway, the northernmost inhabited region of Europe, there is no sunset from approximately 19 April to 23 August, and no sunrise between November 14 and January 29.) Needless to mention, when it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, it is winter in the South. A solstice happens when the sun’s zenith is at its furthest point from the equator. The December Solstice or Winter Solstice occurring on or about 21st December when the Sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. In other words, when the North Pole is tilted furthest to 23.5 degrees away from the Sun. The Sun is directly overhead of the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere during the December Solstice.”

The sun is seen above the horizon during the summer, and it circles the sky 360 degrees over 187 days at the North Pole 90 degree North latitude. During the winter the sun is below the horizon, and there are 163 days of darkness along with 24 days of it being semi-dark as the sun is only just under the horizon. In Svalbard in Norway, which is the northernmost region of Europe that is inhabited by the sun does not set from April 19 to August 23 and there is no sunrise from November 14 to January 29. This means that when it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, it is winter to the south.

Winter Solstice Occurs When Sun Is At Its Most Southerly -23.5 Degrees

There is a solstice when the zenith of the sun is furthest away from the equator. The winter or December solstice happens on December 21 which is when the sun has reached the most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. This is when the North Pole has tilted to 23.5 degrees away from the Sun. The Sun is over the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere in the December Solstice.

There are many mysteries in Antarctica and while there are some things that can be proved, others cannot. This means that it is down to the researchers to go through the information and only then can they decide what is actually true and what is not.