Week 13 at the Pole

IceCube Lab in foreground, waning sunlight on horizon.
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF

Last week was relatively quiet at the Pole. Even the outdoor photographs have a sort of “quiet” and reflective feel to them, as the sunlight continues to wane. Indoors, the quiet was surely broken, with firefighter training on the schedule. The training was carried out by mixing some fun into the work—dodgeball in the gym, in full firefighting gear, definitely stirs up some noise.

Close-up of IceCube Lab at twilight, ground and sky both blueish.
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
Waning light on horizon, with horizon line broken by tips of the flags at the ceremonial pole, in shadow.
Joe Baines-Holmes, IceCube/NSF
Wide-angle view of the South Pole gym, with group in firefighter gear engaged in dodgeball.
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF