Week 34 at the Pole

By Jean DeMerit — Monday, September 9, 2019 - 1:15pm
Monday, September 9, 2019 - 1:15pm

Pan of baked pretzels
Benjamin Eberhardt, IceCube/NSF

It was a quiet week at the Pole.  And with some bad weather, it was a good time to roam around and take some indoor photos—a batch of homemade pretzels, the station’s extensive DVD collection, and a display cabinet housing previous years’ pole markers.  The quiet of last week is a bit of calm before the eventual storm of the station’s reopening.  In the meantime, the inevitable sunrise is making its slow transition.  The skies still show visible stars and auroras but only faintly so as they compete with the increasing sunlight.

Bookshelves filled with DVDs
Benjamin Eberhardt, IceCube/NSF

Cabinet with glass shelves and interior lighting displaying a dozen South Pole markers
Benjamin Eberhardt, IceCube/NSF

The ICL, sunrise along horizon to the left, faint auroras overhead to the right
Benjamin Eberhardt, IceCube/NSF

South Pole Telescope seen in distance along horizon at twilight
Benjamin Eberhardt, IceCube/NSF

 

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