Thoughts and reflections about my experience at the South Pole working on the IceCube project, and thanks to all the people who made it possible.
When the temperature never gets even close to the freezing point, the ice crystals have some pretty cool effects
Another backlogged journal entry - but some really cool photos!
A little late, but I finally edited together the video of my second attempt at making ice cream at the South Pole. Why a second attempt?
The first time I tried making ice cream, it took considerably longer than when we did it in the classroom. That was weird, so I wanted to try a new idea...
The end of my expedition coincides with the end of an important era of the South Pole's legacy - the deconstruction of the historic Dome station.
Also, not quite as big a deal: the end of my beard experiment!
- Date: December 20, 2009, 1:37 am
- Author: Casey O’Hara
- Location: South Pole
- Temperature: -27°C | -16°F
- Weather: Cold, clear, beautiful day for a plane flight
- Click here to read the full journal
Quick primer on Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation and how scientists are studying it at the South Pole.
Now that IceTop tanks are pretty well wrapped up, I got to help deploy the IceCube sensors in a hands-on way.
Also: when we're not working hard out on the ice, how do we keep ourselves entertained? Pub Trivia Night!
We're getting close to the end here for the IceTop winter 2009-2010 season.
- Date: December 15, 2009, 1:01 pm
- Author: Casey O’Hara
- Location: South Pole
- Temperature: -26°C | -14°F
- Wind Speed: 7 MPH
- Wind Chill: -36°C
- Weather: Crystal clear and sunny!
- Click here to read the full journal
What does 24 hours of daylight look like?
Some questions that come up a lot: What is IceCube looking for? how will they find it? and what good are neutrinos anyway?
