Town basks in reflected glory

We have a few dark and stormy days during winter, but can you imagine six whole months of no sunlight? That's par for the course in the small Norwegian town of Rjukan, but on the lighter side, a new installation is set to brighten their days up considerably.

Nestled within the bottom of a deep valley, Rjukan sees barely a ray of sunlight from September until March, but the ABC recently reported that a new initiative has installed giant mirrors 450m high on a mountain above the town to bathe the local square in sun during the day.

Operating on solar power and controlled by a computer in the town, the mirrors have brought the townsfolk out of their homes to enjoy the warmth, light and some much-needed vitamin D from the sun's reflected rays.