Friday, July 15, 2016

Winter "resident"

Resident South Pole photography expert (and 12-time winter-over) Robert Schwarz took this amazing long exposure panoramic (360-degree) photo of the South Pole skyline a couple of weeks ago. (The long exposure is the reason it doesn't look very dark out; trust me, it's dark!) That's the Milky Way making an arc through the middle of the picture and you can see some Auroras on the horizon. I haven't seen it, but Robert says he could see with the naked eye a slight glow on the horizon where the sun would be if it was rising. It will still be pretty dark down here for the next couple months, but I'm constantly reminded that we're on the upswing of winter and this night won't last. Which honestly makes me kind of sad.






And then another:


If you want to see more of Robert's amazing photography, time lapses, and other info from the perspective of someone who is practically a South Pole resident, check out these links:
vimeo.com/polarlights


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