Photos: Giant mirrors reflect sunlight on the town of Rjukan, Norway

A group of youths play games after the official opening of giant sun mirrors in the town of Rjukan, Norway, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Residents of the small Norwegian town of Rjukan have finally seen the light. Tucked in between steep mountains, the town is normally shrouded in shadow for almost six months a year. But on Wednesday faint rays from the winter sun for the first time reached the market square thanks to three 183-square-foot (17-square-meter) mirrors placed on a mountain. (AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Terje Bendiksby) ( APTOPIX Norway Here Comes The Sun )

The huge sun mirrors ("Solspeilet") that is set up on the hillside above Rjukan, to reflect sunlight down on the town square, is seen during its officially opening, on October 30, 2013 in Rjukan, 100 years after the idea was first released. Sun-starved residents of a remote Norwegian village unveiled an ingenious mirror system Wednesday to bring natural light to their mountain valley home, enveloped in darkness for half of the year. AFP PHOTO / KRISTER SOERBOE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524215560 )

People cheer during an inauguration of the huge sun mirrors ("Solspeilet") set up on the hillside above Rjukan, to reflect sunlight down on the town square, on October 30, 2013,100 years after the idea was first released. AFP PHOTO / KRISTER SOERBOE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524215530 )

A crowd forms, those in the centre bathing in sunlight, for the official opening of giant sun mirrors in the town of Rjukan, Norway, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Terje Bendiksby) ( Norway Here Comes The Sun )

Giant mirrors ("Solspeilet") on the hillside above Rjukan, aimed to reflect sunlight down on the town square, were officially opened on October 30, 2013, 100 years after the idea was first released. AFP PHOTO / KRISTER SOERBOE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524207876 )

People gather during the official inauguration of giant mirrors ("Solspeilet") on the hillside above Rjukan, aimed to reflect sunlight down on the town square, on October 30, 2013, 100 years after the idea was first released. AFP PHOTO / KRISTER SOERBOE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524207901 )

Artist Martin Andersen inaugurates the giant mirrors ("Solspeilet") installed on the hillside above Rjukan, aimed to reflect sunlight down on the town square, on October 30, 2013, 100 years after the idea was first released. Andersen who arrived in the village from Paris, picked up the idea around ten years ago. Residents of a remote village nestled in a steep-sided valley in southern Norway are about to enjoy winter sunlight for the first time ever thanks to giant mirrors. AFP PHOTO / KRISTER SOERBOE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524208021 )

Sunlight is reflected by huge mirrors as a man carries a child in Rjukan, Norway on October 30, 2013 during the opening event of a project to reflect sunlight in the steep-sided valley. A computer will control mirrors so that they follow the sun to reflect the light on the market square that is deprived from direct sunlight six months a year, from September to March. AFP PHOTO / SOERBOE Krister/AFP/Getty Images ( 524208519 )

Youth plays as people gather during the official opening of giant sun mirrors in the town of Rjukan, Norway, on October 30, 2013. Residents of a remote village nestled in a steep-sided valley in southern Norway are about to enjoy winter sunlight for the first time ever thanks to giant mirrors. AFP PHOTO / SOERBOE Krister/AFP/Getty Images ( 524209939 )

The huge sun mirrors ("Solspeilet") that is set up on the hillside above Rjukan, to reflect sunlight down on the town square, is seen during its officially opening, on October 29, 2013 in Rjukan, 100 years after the idea was first released. AFP PHOTO / KRISTER SOERBOE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524209865 )

The huge sun mirrors ("Solspeilet") that is set up on the hillside above Rjukan, to reflect sunlight down on the town square, is seen during its officially opening, on October 29, 2013 in Rjukan, 100 years after the idea was first released. Sun-starved residents of a remote Norwegian village unveiled an ingenious mirror system Wednesday to bring natural light to their mountain valley home, enveloped in darkness for half of the year. AFP PHOTO / KRISTER SOERBOE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524209926 )

People gather during the official opening of giant sun mirrors in the town of Rjukan, Norway, on October 30, 2013. Residents of a remote village nestled in a steep-sided valley in southern Norway are about to enjoy winter sunlight for the first time ever thanks to giant mirrors. AFP PHOTO / KRISTER Soerboe/AFP/Getty Images ( 524209952 )

Mayor Reidar Engell Olsen speaks during an inauguration of the huge sun mirrors ("Solspeilet") set up on the hillside above Rjukan, to reflect sunlight down on the town square, on October 30, 2013,100 years after the idea was first released. AFP PHOTO / KRISTER SOERBOE/AFP/Getty Images ( 524210195 )

A crowd forms, those in the centre bathing in sunlight, for the official opening of giant sun mirrors in the town of Rjukan, Norway, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Terje Bendiksby) ( Norway Here Comes The Sun )