Last week had a mix of quiet days and less quiet days at the Pole. There was a monthly emergency response team drill as well as various IceCube detector tasks. IceCube winterover Ilya also trekked out to the South Pole Telescope, where he captured the above photo, which shows a bright moon nicely centered above the telescope while it was docked for maintenance. He and a fellow SPT winterover came prepared with their lightsabers so they could engage in a little “battle” out there on the ice. Last week’s light shows included a few more aurora displays dancing across the skies.
