Week 36 at the Pole

Close-up on a rack of pool balls looking down to the far end of the pool table.
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF

Last week at the Pole, the outdoor color theme continued with the previous week’s blue, creating a very peaceful landscape. The increasing light in the sky confirms the approaching sunrise, with just a couple of weeks to go for the real deal. The outside light makes it easier to discern the frostiness on the exterior of the station, still mostly covered in ice. It was a relatively quiet week indoors, too, except perhaps for those making use of the newly covered pool table in the lounge. It looks quite different than when we last saw it.

South Pole at twilight, blue sky lightening at horizon before sunrise, plume of steam off to the left.
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF
South Pole at twilight, blue sky melding into blue surface of the ice, frosted edge of South Pole station blurry in foreground.
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF
South Pole at twilight, facing the station with a few red exterior lights on.
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF