Life at the Pole

Life at the Pole

Week 15 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Now there’s a sight! A funneled view on the IceCube Lab at sunset from the edge of a shapely sastrugi…
Week 14 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Twilight at the South Pole is a long, drawn-out process that lasts weeks instead of hours. After the sun sets…
Week 13 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
When weather at the South Pole isn’t favorable for nice sunset photos, there are other options for capturing the moment.…
Week 12 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Last week at the Pole, they had mixed weather for viewing the sunset. The week started out cloudy but cleared…
Week 11 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
The sun is low, but it’s still there…hanging just above the IceCube Lab in a rather cloudy sky. The sun…
Week 10 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Look at that sky! It may be bright and sunny, but those lengthening shadows foretell what’s to come. Darkness will…
Week 9 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
The sun is still out, but it is definitely sinking in the sky. Last week at the Pole, the weather…
Week 8 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
IceCube’s winterovers were kept busy last week with ongoing Upgrade freeze-in activities as well as some other general IceCube maintenance…
Week 7 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
The South Pole station officially closed for winter last week, although they’re still expecting mail and cargo deliveries. But all…
Week 6 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Does the IceCube Lab seem a little different, maybe a little lonely? There are new flaglines for the recently installed…
Week 5 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Last week at the Pole brought a couple of rare (or first-time) events. First up, the fogbow. That’s right, not…
Week 4 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
What if you were trapped inside a D-Egg, with a group of people smiling at you from the outside? Although…