Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 40 at the Pole

The winterover crew gathered at the geographic South Pole for their annual group shot. It [...]

Week 39 at the Pole

The last thing you want to forget to pack when you’re off to the South [...]

Week 38 at the Pole

With the sun now up, outdoor preparations for summer activity at the South Pole station [...]

Week 37 at the Pole

Sunrise is slowly coming along at the South Pole, with some refracted light showing over [...]

Week 36 at the Pole

The landscape at the South Pole continues to brighten, making it perhaps harder to ignore [...]

Week 35 at the Pole

Although the sunrise is still not officially here, the South Pole is enjoying a period [...]

Week 34 at the Pole

The South Pole station’s windows were exposed last week, after being covered up (decoratively, we [...]

Week 33 at the Pole

The sun is not yet up, but the sky is definitely brightening in its direction. [...]

Week 32 at the Pole

The previous week’s feature image showed the South Pole Telescope with the moon setting behind [...]

Week 31 at the Pole

It’s still dark at the South Pole, with sunrise not for a while yet. So [...]