August,
2008....J.
Dana Hrubes...updated August 31, 2008 , 0115 GMT
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An
Iridium satellite creates a flare over South Pole Telescope (SPT) as
its antenna reflects the sun down to the polar plateau. We have
not seen any direct sunlight since March 21st, but the full moon is
bright in this photo. The telescope is
slightly blurred because it was scanning the heavens during this long
30 second exposure.
August is usually the coldest month of the year at the Pole, but this
year has been slightly warmer than average, We have only reached a
temperature of -99.9 F so far. We expect to break -100 F in September.
screen shot of the
south pole weather with the temperature on its way down to -99.9F
Once again, the frequency and intensity of auroras this month were
minimal due to the solar minimum we are experiencing, but I did manage
to capture a few good ones. self
portrait with SPT aurora, SPT
and the BICEP telescope aurora
and DSL aurora
illuminating the ice with green light
A self portrait in this long exposure with the full moon, South Pole
Telescope (SPT) and aurora Australis
Finally, we put on an August concert and I played in my two bands, one
a Rock cover band and the other an Irish band. (photos by
Steffen Richter and Calee Allen)
it's
me feeling like when I played in a band in the 60's
me
playing drums our rock cover band,
"Picardis" I'm
waiting for show time pro
musician tim with andy in the background
Kevin
playing tin whistle in our Irish band
andy
playing irish banjo chris
on mandolin andy
and adit hammering out hard rocking Irish music
ethan and andy
south
pole pirates dancing
September:
Sunrise after 6 months!
A Real-Time Photo of South Pole Station as Seen
from the ARO
Building (live when satellite is up)
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