May, 2013....J.
Dana Hrubes...updated May 31, 2013, 1145 GMT
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The South Pole
Telescope (SPT) backlit by Aurora Australis
We have had some spectacular auroras this
month. We have also had great weather and it dropped below -100 F
(-73.3 C) for several periods during May which is quite early for these
temperatures.
aurora and the full moonlight moonlit SPT and aurora bright moonlit SPT and aurora bright aurora with red colors SPT red aurora
moonlit SPT scanning at 65 degree elevation very bright aurora over the dark sector laboratory and SPT aurora over the ice cube neutrino laboratory red ice cube aurora
One
of our closest neighboring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud, as
seen from the geographic South Pole
The Large Magellanic Cloud is only about 163,000 light years
away
Our weather station backlit by Aurora Australis and illuminated by moonlight
windbird backlit by bright aurora windbird and the milky way windbird backlit by red aurora
The South Pole Telescope (SPT) and our Milky Way galaxy
Our Milky Way galaxy is visible in a few more photos this month. SPT and the milky way SPT, DSL and the milky way
SPT, stars and aurora
Send-off for International Space Station crew members from the South Pole winter crew under the bright full moon [photo by R. Schwarz]
The temperature dropped below -100 F several times this month allowing some first year winterovers to join the 300 Club.
The temperature has dropped below -100 F months earlier than usual the past few years.
Next Month: June - Midwinter Solstice!
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