Alaska begins 84 days of nonstop daylight

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[00:00:00]The annual midnight sun season is underway.

[00:00:04]This time-lapse [music] shows the sun setting on America's most northern town on Sunday for the final time until August 2nd.

[00:00:12]Utqiagvik, Alaska will see 84 straight days of light. The National Weather Service says the midnight sun season is when communities north of the Arctic Circle get non-stop daylight in the summer while the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.