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 6 at the Pole
February 22, 2021Congratulations, Frank Schroeder, 2021 Sloan Research Fellow!
February 16, 2021Congratulations, Carlos Argüelles, 2021 Sloan Research Fellow!
February 16, 2021Week 5 at the Pole
February 15, 2021Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, IceCube
February 12, 2021
![Week 6 at the Pole February 22, 2021Congratulations, Frank Schroeder, 2021 Sloan Research Fellow! February 16, 2021Congratulations, Carlos Argüelles, 2021 Sloan Research Fellow! February 16, 2021Week 5 at the Pole February 15, 2021Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, IceCube February 12, 2021](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 loading="lazy" width="750" height="500" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/q_auto/w_750,h_500/v1608054953/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.9f588d9833718d30.69636c626c756568617a655f445343313939392e6a7067.jpg" alt="ICL inbluehaze" class="wp-image-4451"/><figcaption>Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="750" height="318" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/q_auto/w_750,h_318/v1608054952/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.b8acf7d6c136e06b.73707473756e7365745f445343313933392e6a7067.jpg" alt="SPT in sunset" class="wp-image-4452"/><figcaption>Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="750" height="422" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/icecube/images/q_auto/w_750,h_422/v1608054951/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067/news_attachment.file_.bc4bb2d09b7683cb.73746174696f6e73756e5f30343239352e6a7067.jpg" alt="station in sunset" class="wp-image-4453"/><figcaption>Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF</figcaption></figure>
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