Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
Week 24 at the Pole
It was the first winter open mic session and IceCube winterover Felipe was behind his [...]
Week 23 at the Pole
Could they ever tire of viewing auroras at the Pole? Hmm, not sure. But regardless, they do [...]
Week 22 at the Pole
A green sky flecked with swirling patterns of white lines. That’s what you get from [...]
Week 21 at the Pole
Antarctica is often described as the coldest, driest, and windiest place on earth. Cold and [...]
Week 20 at the Pole
There was plenty of action this week at the Pole, indoors and out. Inside there [...]
Week 19 at the Pole
The aurora season is in full swing at the South Pole, as exemplified by this [...]
Week 18 at the Pole
What’s this? Almost looks like a sample from the sushi plate (yep, we’ve already confirmed [...]
Week 17 at the Pole
The auroras were busy this week, curling themselves up to look like cinnamon rolls. The [...]
Week 16 at the Pole
Here they come. The auroras, that is. Although the sky is still allowing the sun’s [...]
Week 15 at the Pole
This week had all the usual stuff—you know, calibrations, detector statistics, data handling, that kind [...]