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The Novaya Zemlya Effect is a polar mirage which makes the sun appear to be “up“ when it is technically “down.“ The first recordings of the Novaya Zemlya (NZ) effect were made during Willem Barents third Arctic expedition in 1597. During polar night three members of the crew suddenly observed the sun on January 24, although it should not have risen until February 8. Then Ernest Shackleton, Fridtjof Nansen and others described the same effect during their polar expeditions. For example Ernest Shackleton de