Week 12 at the Pole

Sun’s green flash visible at sunset, with colorful cloud-filled sky.
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF

It was all about the sun last week at the Pole.  Weather conditions allowed the winterovers to glimpse the green flash as the sun finally set below the horizon. IceCube winterover Martin was in the right place at the right time to capture a photograph of it, above (and it wasn’t his first time). The week had lots of clouds, though, obscuring the sun at times but nonetheless providing beautiful backdrops for the sunset.

The IceCube lab at sunset, with orange cloud-filled sky.
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF
Strong dark colors in sky at sunset at the South Pole.
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF