Pull up a chair—sunset at the South Pole takes weeks, not hours. And why is that? Because the Earth’s rotational axis is tilted, the poles gradually proceed from full exposure to full shadow (and back again) as the Earth travels around the sun. The Earth’s tilt also gives us our seasons, and something less obvious—and maybe our new word of the day—the Week 20 at the Pole
May 30, 2025Week 19 at the Pole
May 22, 2025Week 18 at the Pole
May 16, 20252025 IceCube Impact Awards announced
May 15, 2025
![Week 20 at the Pole May 30, 2025Week 19 at the Pole May 22, 2025IceCube meets in Uppsala for its spring 2025 collaboration meeting May 21, 2025Week 18 at the Pole May 16, 20252025 IceCube Impact Awards announced May 15, 2025](http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/04/29/analemma_the_position_of_the_sun_in_the_sky_changing_over_a_year.html</p>
<p>‘ target=”_blank”>analemma</a>. Last week at the Pole, there was work as usual. And the astronomy and ham radio classes continued. But the sunset really took center stage.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img width="750" height="500" decoding="async" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_500,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054953/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA" alt="ICL inbluehaze" class="wp-post-6387 wp-image-4451" data-public-id="news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067.jpg" data-format="jpg" data-transformations="q_auto" data-version="1608054953" data-seo="1" data-responsive="1" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_500,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054953/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 750w, https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_600,h_400,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054953/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 600w, https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_400,h_266,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054953/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_200,h_133,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054953/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 200w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /><figcaption>Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img width="750" height="318" decoding="async" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_318,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054952/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA" alt="SPT in sunset" class="wp-post-6387 wp-image-4452" data-public-id="news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067.jpg" data-format="jpg" data-transformations="q_auto" data-version="1608054952" data-seo="1" data-responsive="1" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_318,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054952/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 750w, https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_600,h_254,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054952/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 600w, https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_400,h_169,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054952/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_200,h_84,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054952/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 200w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /><figcaption>Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img width="750" height="422" loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_422,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054951/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA" alt="station in sunset" class="wp-post-6387 wp-image-4453" data-public-id="news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067.jpg" data-format="jpg" data-transformations="q_auto" data-version="1608054951" data-seo="1" data-responsive="1" srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_750,h_422,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054951/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 750w, https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_600,h_337,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054951/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 600w, https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_400,h_225,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054951/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/w_200,h_112,c_scale/q_auto/v1608054951/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067.jpg?_i=AA 200w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /><figcaption>Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF</figcaption></figure>
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