Week 32 at the Pole

Friday, August 18, 2017 - 11:30am

Bright moon with halo and moon dogs
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF

It was a relatively quiet week at the Pole, with most of the action outside.  IceCube winterover Martin captured a nice shot of the moon, with halo and moon dogs, over the Dark Sector.  You can discern a faint glow along the horizon of an impending sunrise, also noticeable in the next image of the station under a starry sky.  At bottom is the ARO building with the Milky Way overhead and auroras lying low in the background.  The green laser pointing upward is measuring cloud coverage.

South Pole station under starry sky with glow along horizon
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF

Milky Way and auroras at ARO building
Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF