Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

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 [...]

Week 14 at the Pole

It’s cold and icy outside at the Pole, but not inside—although the blue tint of [...]

Week 13 at the Pole

With the sun just below the horizon and a full moon in the sky, this [...]

Week 12 at the Pole

You’d think it was science and adventure that lured these winterovers to the Pole, but [...]

Week 11 at the Pole

Someone is up high, quite high in fact. That’s the ARO (Atmospheric Research Observatory) tower, [...]

Week 10 at the Pole

The lowering sun is providing for some great photos, like these long shadows in front [...]