It’s getting colder, and when temperatures get too low, the winterovers can’t use snow vehicles to get around.
At the South Pole, you get only two seasons, and last week the South Pole station closed for…winter!
It was sunrise last week at the Pole, but the sky opposite the sunrise was a showstopper as well.
Last week was the annual Polympics, where sometimes the rules are arbitrary and people argue about them.
It was relatively quiet last week at the Pole, but the skies were full of excitement.
It doesn’t snow much at the South Pole but there is lots of snow that accumulates there, and sometimes it needs to be moved.
The first full week of the year was a busy one! So much going on… The IceCube detector was well behaved, but there were still several maintenance items to take care of.
The first Basler plane arrived at the South Pole last week, bringing a few newcomers and carrying away some outgoing winterovers.
The sky was the center of attention at the Pole last week—and for a number of reasons. Sure, there were auroras, stunning as always. But there was also a moon bright enough to be confused with a sunset.
Still light outside after the sun has set? Well, it does take a while for the sunlight to completely diminish—the entire process takes weeks, going through several stages of twilight.