Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF Yes, the sun has officically risen at the Pole. But it happened at the very end of the week, so we may have to wait a bit for an actual sunrise photo (or go back one or two weeks for something close). Last week was busy with several sunrise-related activities. IceCube’s winterovers [...]| WIPAC – Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
This story was adapted from the WashU and CTAO releases for the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A team of researchers and engineers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Washington University in St. Louis has been awarded a $3.9 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to build and install gamma-ray cameras for the Cherenkov Telescope [...]| WIPAC – Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF A total lunar eclipse started off last week at the Pole. IceCube winterover Ilya had set up a camera box in advance to capture photos during the event. Unfortunately, the weather was poor and the blood moon was not very visible, plus the outdoor camera setup wasn’t a match for the weather [...]| WIPAC – Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
This story was originally published by the University of Wisconsin–Madison physics department. Congratulations to Associate Professor Ke Fang on her promotion with tenure, to Professor Justin Vandenbroucke on his promotion to full professor, and to Profs. Dan Hooper and Britton Plourde who were both granted tenure! Prof. Fang is an experimental particle astrophysicist and WIPAC [...]| WIPAC – Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
As the sky at the South Pole gets brighter, we can definitely see the difference from just two weeks ago in this view of the IceCube Lab. The snow drift is still there, though, and that will stay there until it is intentionally moved—the sun won’t be able to make a dent in it, even when it is fully out after sunrise. But that drift isn’t the only snow that will need to be removed. The IceCube Upgrade drill camp will really need some attention before deployment begins, as it has snow dri...| WIPAC - Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF The sky at the South Pole continues to brighten up before official sunrise—lately to the point where headlamps are no longer needed to see while walking outside. The moon can help brighten things up even more on some days. IceCube winterover Ilya was out with his camera last week, taking some nice [...]| WIPAC – Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Everything’s blue and rather dark, but not gloomy. There’s just a hint of orange starting to spread along the horizon, brightening up the scenery. Last week at the Pole, IceCube’s winterovers had some minor detector issues to respond to, but they otherwise enjoyed a rather quiet week. That’s the benefit of a well-behaved detector—more quiet time on the schedule, which can mean more time for outdoor photography.| WIPAC - Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF This could the season’s last view of the IceCube Lab with the Milky Way visible overhead. Key word being could—guess we’ll see. The Milky Way also appears, somewhat more faintly, below as it stretches upward from the IceCube Upgrade drill camp. Last week at the Pole was rather quiet in most respects. [...]| WIPAC – Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF It seems so bright outside at the Pole—but we didn’t miss the sunrise, that’s still to come. However, you can see the beginning of some light along the horizon as twilight progresses. They are about to enter nautical twilight, which is basically the middle stage between night and day. Last week, there [...]| WIPAC – Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
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.| WIPAC - Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
