Skylab backlit by a red-green aurora
Skylab
backlit by a red-green aurora
June at the Pole - Midwinter
Solstice
June is the month
that marks the middle
of our long winter. On June 21st, the sun is about 23 degrees below the
horizon and it is then 3 months until sunrise. Midwinter is
celebrated by all of the stations on the Antarctic Continent. We send
each other midwinter greetings. midwinter greetings
from
South Pole
Station
We have not
had as many auroras as in previous years, because we are just about at
the minimum of the eleven year solar activity cycle. The ones we have
had, however, have been spectacular.
At the South
Pole we had a beautiful midwinter dinner and then three bands
entertained the station. I am in one of the three bands, named "White
Noise". It is a small trio, much different than the 7 member band I was
in last year. band gig
...NEW......
SETI Extrasolar Planet
Finder Telescope Website .... this is one of my projects
here.... see
what is currently happening ......
A Real-Time Photo of South Pole Station as Seen from the ARO Building (live when satellite is up)
A Comprehensive
South Pole Web Site by Bill Spindler
Winterover Web
Pages
(Bill Spindler's List)
