Week 31 at the Pole

Monday, August 19, 2019 - 1:15pm

Green auroras over ICL
Kathrin Mallot, IceCube/NSF

The auroras were still out in full force last week, as if lingering in their farewell before twilight steps up.  The moon was also rising, competing with the auroras behind the IceCube Lab, below.  Last week was busy for the winterovers, with lots of troubleshooting activity most days.  But there was also a long weekend, which lent itself nicely to a marathon board game session—Twilight Imperium, which took over three hours just to set it up!

Moon rising behind IceCube Lab, auroras overhead
Kathrin Mallot, IceCube/NSF

People sitting around a table playing a board game
Kathrin Mallot, IceCube/NSF

IceCube Lab with starry sky and auroras
Kathrin Mallot, IceCube/NSF