Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
Week 13 at the Pole
Very little snow actually falls at the South Pole. Antarctica as a whole is the [...]
Week 12 at the Pole
The sun takes its time setting at the South Pole. And even after it has [...]
Week 11 at the Pole
With the equinox last week, the annual sunset dinner was held at the South Pole [...]
Week 10 at the Pole
Close up, with the sun behind it, or from a distance, with the sun shining [...]
Week 9 at the Pole
The temperatures have been dropping, into the –50s °C, while the sun continues to get [...]
Week 8 at the Pole
It was a week of acronyms and snow surveys. Each year at the Pole, before [...]
Week 7 at the Pole
What’s the easiest way to get a nicely centered picture of an approaching airplane on [...]
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 [...]