Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
Week 17 at the Pole
It’s still not completely dark, but we know that eventually, and soon enough, the darkness [...]
Week 16 at the Pole
The extreme environment of the South Pole poses numerous challenges for those who work there, [...]
Week 15 at the Pole
It’s not the first aurora of the season, but it is the first one to [...]
Week 14 at the Pole
The sky was still bright enough last week to take a photo of an ozone [...]
Week 13 at the Pole
There’s still just a bit of sunlight lingering, as seen in the image—what’s not so [...]
Week 12 at the Pole
Although the sun has set and winter has begun, it takes a while before it [...]
Week 11 at the Pole
IceCube's winterovers had the good luck to enjoy clear weather last week. They were able [...]
Week 10 at the Pole
As the sun sinks low behind the IceCube Lab, the building’s shadow grows long—it’s almost [...]
Week 9 at the Pole
The sun is getting lower and lower, and the folks at the South Pole station [...]
Week 8 at the Pole
The sun is still out at the South Pole, but it’s getting low in the [...]