Life at the Pole

Life at the Pole

Week 33 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
A spectacular display of auroras graced the sky above the Pole last week, and IceCube winterover Camille was poised to…
Week 32 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
It was a relatively quiet and calm week at the Pole. IceCube’s winterovers had some of their usual chores to…
Week 31 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
It was rather bright last week at the Pole, but it was all moon, no sun. They are still in…
Week 30 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Twas the night before Christmas, well, Christmas in July, with cookies out for Santa, and a drift of white pillows…
Week 29 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
It was business as usual at the South Pole for IceCube’s winterovers last week. They had plenty to do maintaining…
Week 28 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
The object in the image below, propped up on a bench for maintenance, might not look like much. But that…
Week 27 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Action shot! In honor of the FIFA World Cup, IceCube winterovers Alicia and Camille ventured outside to play soccer—in the…
Week 26 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Bad weather has never looked so good. A bright moon and red exterior lighting coupled with very low visibility last…
Week 25 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
Midwinter has finally arrived at the Pole, and along with it the usual flurry of activity. This year, celebrations were…
Week 24 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
IceCube’s winterovers had plenty of maintenance activities and detector calibrations, for both IceCube and the new IceCube Upgrade systems, to…
Week 23 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
The moon was out (nice and bright!), and a strong line of auroras crossed the lower sky, together creating a…
Week 22 at the Pole
By Jean DeMerit | |
The South Pole elevated station houses living quarters for its residents, which includes a large kitchen, dining and lounge areas,…