Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

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 [...]

Week 10 at the Pole

A tree grows at the South Pole. Well, not really. It’s not an actual tree [...]

Week 9 at the Pole

It was rather overcast last week. In fact, in this photo of the IceCube Lab [...]

Week 8 at the Pole

Another week, another sun dog. This nice photo taken of sun dogs at the Pole [...]

Week 7 at the Pole

A clear sky last week showed off some faint sun dogs around a bright sun. [...]

Week 6 at the Pole

Shadows are getting longer as the first large group of summer workers heads out from [...]

Week 5 at the Pole

Winter is just around the corner, but the South Pole greenhouse doesn’t know about it. [...]