<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Long Shadows Near The&nbsp;Pole]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The Sun will set at the North Pole next week for the winter, and shadows are getting very long. The <a href="http://exploreourpla.net/explorer/?map=Arc&amp;sat=ter&amp;lvl=8&amp;lat=85.208761&amp;lon=38.010995&amp;yir=2010&amp;dag=256">cloud shadows seen below</a> are 20 miles long and appear to be cast by a  low cloud bank.</p>
<p>There are also high clouds in the photo, which are casting shadows on the low cloud bank.</p>
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<p><a href="http://psc.apl.washington.edu/northpole/webphotos/noaa2.jpg">North Pole webcam below</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/noaa2-21.jpg"><img title="noaa2 (2)" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/noaa2-21.jpg?w=640&#038;h=360" alt="" width="640" height="360" /></a></p>
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