Week 14 at the Pole

By Jean DeMerit — Monday, April 17, 2017 - 3:30pm
Monday, April 17, 2017 - 3:30pm

Time-lapse image of NOAA weather balloon launch at South Pole.
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF

Another amazing week at the Pole—not only was the detector performing well but the twilight photographs continued to be stunning.  IceCube winterover Martin captured another great time-lapse shot of a NOAA weather balloon launch along with some striking images of the station and the IceCube Lab, below.  Temperatures were up and down last week, with a high reaching a balmy –45 ºF, and the lingering light from the setting sun continued to wane.  The winterovers are getting excited for the dark skies to come.  In the meantime, plenty of work and extracurricular activities, like greenhouse maintenance and the classes that are underway, keep folks busy.

Frosty South Pole station at twilight
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF

IceCube Lab in distance against pink sky
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF

 

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