Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 6 at the Pole

The week began with some extra-nice halos and ended with an exodus of most of [...]

Week 5 at the Pole

Giant spools sure do serve as a great photo prop. Now empty, these spools had [...]

Week 4 at the Pole

Last week we saw a sun halo, and a few weeks back we saw the [...]

Week 3 at the Pole

This “ring around the sun” is a halo, an optical phenomenon that occurs from light [...]

Week 2 at the Pole

At first glance it looks like IceCube winterover Stephan has sprouted some new teeth at [...]

Week 1 at the Pole

Tagged any good muons lately? Maybe you just aren’t using the right equipment. Last week [...]

Week 52 at the Pole

Although you might expect that it would remain fixed, the marker at the geographic South [...]

Week 51 at the Pole

The year wrapped up nicely at the South Pole, with the traditional holiday dinner and [...]

Week 49 at the Pole

Summer upgrades to the SPS (South Pole System), part of IceCube’s computing infrastructure, were completed [...]

Week 48 at the Pole

Indoor tasks can be done just about any time, but for outdoor activities you need [...]