Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Front view of the IceCube Lab at twilight, stars in sky and sunlight just barely on horizon.
Week 32 at the Pole

Some weeks at the Pole are busier than others, and last week was one of [...]

Early sunrise behing the flags at the ceremonial South Pole.
Week 31 at the Pole

It’s getting obviously lighter outside, but thanks to clear skies (and intrepid winterover-photographers), we are [...]

Josh with huge, stacked cheeseburger in front of him, and with mouth wide open as if about to devour it.
Week 30 at the Pole

Lots of fun was being had last week at the Pole. First up, there was [...]

Week 29 at the Pole

Lisa Minelli-Endlich, GSC Last week was the annual Polympics—just like the real Olympics, only … [...]

IceCube Lab backlit by low green auroras, with Milky Way overhead.
Week 28 at the Pole

Lighter days are coming, but last week there were still opportunities to take pictures outside [...]

View of Mt. Everest, with group photo of three people in inset.
Week 27 at the Pole

There wasn’t a whole lot happening at the South Pole station last week, which gave [...]

Three galley staff posing behind table set up with brunch food.
Week 26 at the Pole

IceCube’s winterovers were busy last week. Although IceCube is a well-behaved detector, it nonetheless has [...]

Week 25 at the Pole

Josh Veitch-Michaelis, IceCube/NSF Let’s start with the food. Last week at the Pole, they were [...]

Week 24 at the Pole

Matthew Young, NSF Finally, midwinter has arrived!  Midwinter is widely celebrated across Antarctica, not just [...]

A Scott tent pitched on the icy plateau.
Week 23 at the Pole

Relatively quiet from the previous week has changed to relatively busy for last week at [...]