Week 30 at the Pole

Winterover on a ladder with a lamp removing covers from a trio of field telescopes.
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF

Quiet time at the South Pole is good for any number of things—last week it was getting all the board games sorted and organized in the game room. Board games have proven to be a popular past time at the Pole. IceCube winterover Ilya was also out on the ice removing the covers on the trio of IceAct telescopes (above). The moon was out, nice and bright, lighting everything up and casting long shadows. Someday the sun will take over that job.

Game room at the South Pole in the midst of board game organizing, with stacks of board games on the pool table, the floor, etc.
Joe Baines-Holmes, IceCube/NSF
A bright moon above a large hose reel in shadow at the South Pole.
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
South Pole storage containers barely visible behind large snow drifts.
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
View of thhe IceCube Lab, hose reel and storage containers nearby, faint light in the sky.
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF