Week 11 at the Pole

Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 10:15am

Sunset near IceCube Lab at South Pole
Kathrin Mallot, IceCube/NSF

IceCube's winterovers had the good luck to enjoy clear weather last week.  They were able to capture some dramatic photos of the sunset.   The week ended with the traditional sunset dinner—a lovely meal, complete with fancy dessert—and an open house for the Dark Sector, where the winterovers talked about IceCube science and showed off the DOMs.  The moon’s rise was also spectacular, coming up directly behind the ceremonial Pole, as captured from the comfort of the galley.

Orange sunset, with image of sun broken and refracted
Benjamin Eberhardt, IceCube/NSF

Fancy dessert on a plate
Kathrin Mallot, IceCube/NSF

Group standing in semi-circle around presenter near an IceCube DOM
Benjamin Eberhardt, IceCube/NSF

Icy blue landscape, with moonrise just at horizon, seen above ceremonial South Pole
Kathrin Mallot, IceCube/NSF