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“Week at the Pole”
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Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 2:15pm
A relatively quiet week for the IceCube detector, but busy in general for the station. It’s that time of year, post sunrise, when preparations for summer arrivals are in full swing.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 10:00am
The last thing you want to forget to pack when you’re off to the South Pole for a year is … your lederhosen.
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 3:15pm
With the sun now up, outdoor preparations for summer activity at the South Pole station will move into higher gear. Calm weather last week provided an opportunity to groom the skiway, where the Earth’s shadow is still visible in the sky as a blue band just above the horizon.
Friday, September 25, 2015 - 4:15pm
Sunrise is slowly coming along at the South Pole, with some refracted light showing over the horizon on clear days.
Friday, September 18, 2015 - 4:00pm
The landscape at the South Pole continues to brighten, making it perhaps harder to ignore the extent of snow accumulation at the IceCube Lab. But snow removal wasn’t on the table last week, which was a quiet one all around for the IceCube winterovers.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 2:00pm
Although the sunrise is still not officially here, the South Pole is enjoying a period of twilight. The horizon is clearly visible in the direction of the sun and is showing some characteristic orange color.
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 12:00pm
The South Pole station’s windows were exposed last week, after being covered up (decoratively, we might add) for over four months now.
Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 3:15pm
The sun is not yet up, but the sky is definitely brightening in its direction.
Friday, August 21, 2015 - 10:30am
The previous week’s feature image showed the South Pole Telescope with the moon setting behind it. Here we see it again.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 1:15pm
It’s still dark at the South Pole, with sunrise not for a while yet. So don’t be confused—that was the moon, not the sun, setting behind the South Pole Telescope.