Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
Week 20 at the Pole
Last week at the Pole saw the start of a new physics run and some [...]
Week 19 at the Pole
There are privileges that come with winterovering at the South Pole. Being able to step [...]
Week 18 at the Pole
If you find yourself at the South Pole, and the sky above you is sparkling [...]
Week 17 at the Pole
It surely is a staircase to the stars. That’s the ICL’s staircase, set against a [...]
Week 16 at the Pole
Arms up—let’s hear it for auroras! With an extremely stable IceCube detector that needed little [...]
Week 15 at the Pole
Last week’s photos from the Pole were full of blue and green. The first visible [...]
Week 14 at the Pole
Another amazing week at the Pole—not only was the detector performing well but the twilight [...]
Week 13 at the Pole
The sun has set, they’ve held their traditional sunset dinner, and yet … it’s still [...]
Week 12 at the Pole
This photo at sunset is a picture that paints a thousand words, reminding us that [...]
Week 11 at the Pole
Pull up a chair—sunset at the South Pole takes weeks, not hours. And why is [...]