Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
Week 30 at the Pole
A fairly laid back week, all things considered. The moon was rising, and IceCube winterover [...]
Week 29 at the Pole
Last week at the Pole, life for the IceCube winterovers was bookended by a very [...]
Week 28 at the Pole
The sun will rise again … at some point. But in the meanwhile, it’s still [...]
Week 27 at the Pole
Although the poker tournament continues, last week’s focus was all about the Games—the South Pole [...]
Week 26 at the Pole
Let the games begin! The South Pole Winter Games, that is. They feature an eclectic [...]
Week 25 at the Pole
Last week the IceCube detector had almost perfect uptime. There was also a continuing poker [...]
Week 24 at the Pole
What a busy week at the Pole. It was Midwinter there, marking the halfway point [...]
Week 23 at the Pole
The moon was up last week, making it quite bright outside—it almost looks like sunshine. [...]
Week 22 at the Pole
Another busy week for IceCube’s winterovers—they were paged several times to deal with crashes and [...]
Week 21 at the Pole
Last week, IceCube’s winterovers were quite busy. There were a few battery and other power [...]