Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 26 at the Pole

How to make any 4th of July celebration special? Start with a dish decorated in [...]

Week 25 at the Pole

Since bundling up to go outdoors is a bit of an ordeal, you don’t want [...]

Week 24 at the Pole

Last week we mentioned that they were celebrating midwinter at the South Pole, but we [...]

Week 23 at the Pole

Life at the Pole may be different than life elsewhere, but some things are the [...]

Week 22 at the Pole

This photograph of the ICL (IceCube Lab) almost looks as if it’s set against an [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

Some very bright auroras have been unfolding in the sky above the South Pole lately. [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

It looks like IceCube winterover Ian Rees is back to taking photographs. A good thing, [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

A bright moon hovers above a row of summer camp buildings at the South Pole. [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

What better time and place for an outdoor astronomy class than midwinter at the South [...]

Week 17 at the Pole

It helps for IceCube winterovers to be handy and versatile. With no incoming supplies during [...]