That’s the IceCube Lab after dark, showing off its form as it’s backlit by red lights and standing under a multitude of stars overhead. The IceCube Lab—or ICL, as it’s called—is the building that houses all the computers collecting raw data from the detector. The silos on either side are where the cables come up from the array of sensors below the ice. The ICL has been featured in many of the winterovers’ photos over the years, but at about a kilometer’s distance from the station, it’s worth remembering that capturing all these wonderful images requires braving the cold, to say the least. Last week, IceCube winterovers finished up completion of the IceAct telecope assembly and are now just waiting for a window of good weather to deploy it. Besides greenhouse harvesting and a fun karaoke night, there was plenty of ERT training. Kalvin is shown practicing his bandaging technique, while in the bottom image we see a dummy-laden rescue rig (used in previous exercises) about to be hoisted up to safety.
