Category Archives: Life at the Pole
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 [...]
Week 9 at the Pole
What’s green and frilly and grows at the South Pole? Outside, nothing, but inside, we’re [...]
Week 8 at the Pole
There’s work and then there’s play. And sometimes play can take a lot of work. [...]
Week 7 at the Pole
A great shot of the last LC-130 leaving the station. It marks the beginning of [...]
Week 6 at the Pole
Everything coming to or leaving the Pole goes through McMurdo Station on the coast. And [...]