Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 47 at the Pole

IceCube was running smoothly last week. But it hasn’t been such smooth sailing this year [...]

Week 46 at the Pole

Since it’s summer at the Pole, more people are arriving than leaving. However, last week [...]

Week 45 at the Pole

A plane landing in daylight means summer season and new arrivals at the South Pole. [...]

Week 44 at the Pole

Two fresh faces have arrived at the Pole—IceCube’s next winterovers, John Hardin and Yuya Makino, [...]

Week 43 at the Pole

Things "warmed" up a bit at the Pole last week. And there were sun dogs [...]

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 [...]