Week 17 at the Pole

By Jean DeMerit — Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 1:30pm
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 1:30pm

Flags flying with auroras in the background
B. Kuo Tiong, Icecube/NSF

The auroras were busy this week, curling themselves up to look like cinnamon rolls. The IceCube winterovers were busy as well with several videoconferences, some with schools in the US and one with The Mind Museum in Manila. The photo below shows Blaise and Felipe (left to right) posing recently at the geographic South Pole (no, the pole marker is not bent, it’s just a wide-angle shot). There’s also a great shot of some sastrugi (we’ve learned about them before) pointing their way to the moon. Finally, check out this short time lapse video of an aurora unfolding above the moon—next best thing to being there.

Winterovers standing at the exact center point of the Pole
F. Pedreros, Icecube/NSF

View of the Pole with the sun on the horizon
F. Pedreros, Icecube/NSF

Auroras spinning to look like a cinnamon roll
F. Pedreros, Icecube/NSF

 

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