Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
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 [...]
Week 47 at the Pole
Just in time for Thanksgiving dinner, the South Pole traverse arrived, bringing fuel that would [...]
Week 46 at the Pole
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … no, wait, it’s just a plane. Actually, [...]