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The summer period at Scott Base (a New Zealand research station in Antarctica) has a strange phenomenon that no country in the world seems to have: The Sun never sets for four months straight. .

Scott Base where "The sun never sets"

From the end of October through to the end of February of the following year, the Sun here is always above the horizon, which means there is no night every day and the Sun always shines 24 hours .

Seizing this opportunity, Anthony Powell , a New Zealand filmmaker who has won many awards with the movie " Antarctica: A Year on Ice", decided to make a 2-minute video time-lapse with camera angle Aim straight at the Sun and record the journey throughout the day.

Reportedly, he " re- engineered" the vertical leg of a dedicated telescope tube to keep the camera from shaking at high winds. In addition, Powell also set the aperture of f / 22 to get the best depth of field, from which both the clock and the background are in the focus area of ​​the image.

Every 1 minute 1 second (61 seconds) he again gave the camera a picture and from there it merged into a time-lapse video. Regarding the source for the camera, Powell used solar panels with 2 lead acid batteries to ensure the machine can operate continuously for 24 hours.

Powell's movie " Antarctica: A Year on Ice " has been shown on Discovery, National Geographic and BBC Frozen Planet TV channels, and his work has also won numerous awards at film festivals. world.

Watch Powell's amazing video time-lapse: