Category Archives: Life at the Pole

Week 19 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF It’s night at the South Pole—dark skies all the time, no sunlight [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF Some people love to camp out in tents. But outside at the [...]

Person outdoors working on IceAct telescope, wearing red headlamp and lit from above by bright moon.
Week 17 at the Pole

The moon was out big time last week, and it was bright enough to allow [...]

Danielle Simmons, ASC
Week 16 at the Pole

Among all the healthy activities at the Pole lately is the “Climb to Mt. Everest” [...]

Week 15 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF The first auroras of the season are in! This is always such [...]

The flags at the ceremonial pole shown in shadow against a colorful horizon.
Week 14 at the Pole

So, how many South Poles are there?  Above we see a beautiful sunset image taken [...]

Twilight at the South Pole, with crescent moon high in sky and orange hues along horizon.
Week 13 at the Pole

Let the twilight begin!  Even though twilight occurs only twice a year at the South [...]

Sun’s green flash visible at sunset, with colorful cloud-filled sky.
Week 12 at the Pole

It was all about the sun last week at the Pole.  Weather conditions allowed the [...]

Bright sun on horizon, highlighting texture of the icy surface.
Week 11 at the Pole

IceCube was stable last week, but the same can’t be said for the weather at [...]

Week 10 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF Last week was relatively quiet at the Pole. IceCube’s winterovers performed a [...]