Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 42 at the Pole

One of the first flights of the season is shown in this monochromatic image that [...]

Week 41 at the Pole

Well, there it is, the first plane to arrive at the South Pole for the [...]

Week 40 at the Pole

The sun is well above the horizon, so there’s plenty of light for outdoor photography. [...]

Week 39 at the Pole

The sunrise is over now at the South Pole, with the sun fully risen. But [...]

Week 38 at the Pole

It’s time for sunglasses now at the South Pole—the sun has definitely made its presence [...]

Week 37 at the Pole

Some weeks at the Pole are quiet, and some—like last week—are busy. The IceCube detector [...]

Week 36 at the Pole

The sky just gets brighter and brighter along the horizon. And although auroras are exciting, [...]

Week 35 at the Pole

The sky is beginning to take on different colors at the Pole, depending on which [...]

Week 34 at the Pole

It was a quiet week at the Pole. And with some bad weather, it was [...]

Week 33 at the Pole

It’s a slow sunrise at the South Pole, with light creeping up from the horizon [...]