Aww, that first aurora of the season—often rather light and wispy, here stretching across a sky that is still lit up to some degree. But it’s exciting nonetheless, holding the promise of more auroras to come as the winter darkness sets in. Last week at the Pole, IceCube winterovers were rather busy, mostly with giving presentations (four separate ones!) to participants in the IceCube Masterclass. Lots of early mornings for them. They also had some monthly maintenance tasks, and the station celebrated Yuri’s Night (no current photos), the global party held each year in honor of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human in space.
