Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 22 at the Pole

They’re getting fancy at the Pole—wide angles showing off curves and long exposures leaving star [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

Is that the sun or the moon? That’s the moon alright—since it’s still winter at [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

The auroras have been been bright and lively lately. And even though this one curves [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

Last week was fairly quiet as far as the IceCube detector went—no major happenings there. [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

With the sun gone, they can cover up their windows all they want to prevent [...]

Week 17 at the Pole

Winterovers at the South Pole keep their emergency response skills fresh by holding regular drills. [...]

Week 16 at the Pole

IceCube’s winterovers spend about thirteen months at the South Pole, trained for and ready to [...]

Week 15 at the Pole

Although there is still a little bit of twilight left in the direction of the [...]

Week 14 at the Pole

Have we mentioned that the ICL (IceCube Lab) is a rather photogenic building? I think [...]

Week 13 at the Pole

Very little snow actually falls at the South Pole. Antarctica as a whole is the [...]