Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Moonrise over the South Pole with green auroras.
Week 22 at the Pole

Last week at the Pole, IceCube’s winterovers spent much of their time on a major [...]

Side view of the South Pole Telescope at night, with low bright auroras and the Milky Way overhead.
Week 21 at the Pole

Last week at the Pole, IceCube’s winterovers spent much of their time on a major [...]

Group photo of four winterovers seated next to each other at table post meal.
Week 20 at the Pole

These are some happy (and well-fed) winterovers. Last week at the Pole, the galley crew [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

Wenceslas Marie-Sainte, IceCube/NSF Look how bright it seems—but it’s not the sun, it’s the full [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

Aman Chokshi, SPT/NSF Finally more stars and auroras can be observed at the South Pole [...]

Week 17 at the Pole

Wenceslas Marie-Sainte, IceCube/NSF IceCube’s winterovers were out at the IceCube Lab (ICL) for some troubleshooting [...]

Week 16 at the Pole

Wenceslas Marie-Sainte, IceCube/NSF Last week at the Pole was a quiet one for the IceCube [...]

Week 15 at the Pole

Moreno Baricevic, IceCube/NSF It’s finally getting dark at the Pole. Last week, IceCube winterovers went [...]

Week 14 at the Pole

Moreno Baricevic, IceCube/NSF Last week at the Pole brought claims of auroras in the skies [...]

Week 13 at the Pole

Moreno Baricevic, IceCube/NSF Ahh…twilight—that magical time when our surroundings seem to soften under the diminishing [...]