Week 24 at the Pole

By Jean DeMerit — Friday, June 22, 2018 - 1:30pm
Friday, June 22, 2018 - 1:30pm

Group photo of roughly 30 to 40 South Pole winterovers
Johannes Werthebach, IceCube/NSF

Another week brings yet another storm.  IceCube winterover Johannes braved the elements and trekked out to the ICL to work on cleaning the glass plate of the IceACT telescope, see image below.  It wasn’t such a smooth process since the isopropyl alcohol froze within 30 seconds on the cold glass plate and the nozzle of the bottle also froze up after a few minutes, requiring a trip indoors to thaw it out.  Midwinter is approaching, so the winterovers got together for a group photo that they’ll use to send out traditional greetings to other stations.  Looks like a bunch of happy campers.  Back indoors, the greenhouse is in full force.

Close-up of frosted glass telescope lens under red light
Johannes Werthebach, IceCube/NSF

Row of leafy greens growing in South Pole greenhouse
Johannes Werthebach, IceCube/NSF

 

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