Week 26 at the Pole

Friday, July 6, 2018 - 3:45pm

Bright moon in blue sky above South Pole station, lit in read/
Johannes Werthebach, IceCube/NSF

The 4th of July is now behind us, but this view of the South Pole station continues with the red, white, and blue theme, while the other side of the station just shows the blue sky and the white snow.  These image were only possible due to a bright moon, bright enough to illuminate the tracks in the snow surface.  But it’s still the dark of winter, although fabulously so—check out the photo of the Milky Way below that IceCube winterover Johannes also captured last week!  That’s a starry sky.  Have you forgotten about the massive puzzle?  They have not, things are still moving along.

Back view of South Pole station, no red exterior lights
Johannes Werthebach, IceCube/NSF

Milky Way and an abundance of stars in dark sky
Johannes Werthebach, IceCube/NSF

Large jigsaw puzzle 3/4 way done
Johannes Werthebach, IceCube/NSF