Ahhh—the twilight sky! The sun has officially set, but the light lingers for some time afterward. At the South Pole, that period of lingering light last weeks rather than minutes or hours. And it really is something to behold, with the icy surface taking on shades of blue and blending into the sky above, itself reflecting a range of colors due to scattering of light in the atmosphere. Last week, there were some moderate winds that made taking photographs difficult. But the winterovers had enough weather breaks to get in a few nice photos, with the Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO) seen against a still rather bright horizon, then a group of winterovers walking back to the station, and finally the IceCube Upgrade drill camp shown stored for the winter. The traditional sunset dinner was held last week, with plenty of great food and good company.
