Week 33 at the Pole

Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 2:00pm

Auroras over South Pole station, seen from back
Raffaela Busse, IceCube/NSF

False alarm from week 32—aurora viewing remained in full force last week at the Pole.  In fact, the skies were graced with some purple auroras, pretty rare in general, even at the bottom of the world.  Nearly all the station personnel were out photographing the excitement in the skies, knowing that the sun’s arrival is not far off.  IceCube winterover Raffaela was among them and photographed herself, at bottom, just “chillin’ at the geographic South Pole.”

Auroras over IceCube Lab
Raffaela Busse, IceCube/NSF

Auroras over South Pole station, seen from front
Raffaela Busse, IceCube/NSF

Looking up at auroras from observation deck at South Pole station
Raffaela Busse, IceCube/NSF

Person lying on snow at geographic South Pole sign, with auroras overhead
Raffaela Busse, IceCube/NSF