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Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 3:15am
The South Pole has been described as an otherworldly place. So it’s befitting for those working there to take a moment once in a while to just sit and contemplate their surroundings.
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 3:15am
Don’t let these bright lights in the South Pole station gym (nice facilities, huh?) confuse you—it’s dark down there. Winter at the Pole means six months with no sunlight at all.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 4:00am
They work hard, and they play hard. This week, play involved some billiards—the annual tournament is on.
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 7:00pm
They’re halfway there! It’s midwinter at the South Pole, and they’re celebrating. There are well-plated meals on a nicely set table, greeting cards exchanged with other Antarctic winterovers, and gifts received.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 7:45pm
It was the first winter open mic session and IceCube winterover Felipe was behind his drums and cymbals. They really do have everything down there, don't they?
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 5:45pm
Could they ever tire of viewing auroras at the Pole? Hmm, not sure. But regardless, they do have other things to do besides stare up at the sky.
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 5:30pm
A green sky flecked with swirling patterns of white lines. That’s what you get from sixty 30-second exposures taken through a ceiling dome at the South Pole station and made into a composite image.
Monday, June 3, 2013 - 1:15pm
Antarctica is often described as the coldest, driest, and windiest place on earth. Cold and dry might be hard to discern from photos, but windy?
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 4:15pm
At the South Pole, apparently there’s “cold” and then there’s “really cold.” IceCube winterover Dag’s frosted visage tells you he’s in cold country, but his open coat perhaps gives away that it’s not yet “really cold.”
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 5:00pm
Well, if there’s any place that a camera might need a cozy, the South Pole would be the place. This camera is lucky to have IceCube winterover Blaise as its owner—check out the nice custom covering it’s sporting; see Blaise in action below.