IceCube – South Pole Neutrino Observatory(icecube.wisc.edu)
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IceCube – South Pole Neutrino Observatory
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I learned how to program by working on a modest simulation for one of the PIs involved with IceCube. I ended up leaving academia but I really enjoy keeping up with the project over the years.
Today was a good day for gigaton neutrino detectors.
I just saw a video about this on the Fermilab YouTube channel. Highly recommend their videos on neutrinos.
Link please
This isn’t the exact video, but this is an example of one.
https://youtu.be/gKO8f79Ekew?si=t37B3cmck8SkIW-c
https://youtu.be/gKO8f79Ekew?si=t37B3cmck8SkIW-c
The name reminds me of the different Ice Cube: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube
20 years ago, I was a big fan.
20 years ago, I was a big fan.
I highly recommend the Youtube channel 'Joe Spins The Globe', and this great video showing the observatory: https://youtu.be/gLbegYWCqkg?list=PLFWX3wT095-NndlBrzlR4muHt...
I bet they laugh at the radio astronomers. "Square kilometer array? That's ... cute."
> On December 18, 2010, just after 6 pm New Zealand time, the last of IceCube’s 86 strings was lowered into the Antarctic ice.
Huh, did it use NZ time for everyone else? Or is it cleverly localised?
I would've thought that the South Pole base would be on a US timezone.
Huh, did it use NZ time for everyone else? Or is it cleverly localised?
I would've thought that the South Pole base would be on a US timezone.
Christchurch is the logistics hub and support base for the US presence in Antarctica, so I believe all US facilities on the continent conduct their work in that time zone.
Well, not Palmer, since that's supported by a research vessel from Chile.
It's also amusing because the tourist camp less than a km from Amundsen-Scott also goes by Chilean time. The tourist camp staff invited us over for Christmas when I was down at Pole, but it was like 3 am for them...
It's also amusing because the tourist camp less than a km from Amundsen-Scott also goes by Chilean time. The tourist camp staff invited us over for Christmas when I was down at Pole, but it was like 3 am for them...
Wikipedia agrees
'The station uses New Zealand time (UTC+12 during standard time and UTC+13 during daylight saving time) since all flights to McMurdo station depart from Christchurch and, therefore, all official travel from the pole goes through New Zealand.'
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South...
'The station uses New Zealand time (UTC+12 during standard time and UTC+13 during daylight saving time) since all flights to McMurdo station depart from Christchurch and, therefore, all official travel from the pole goes through New Zealand.'
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South...
Oh, that's cool! I've been watching the Deep Freeze planes take off since I was a kid, so I'm kinda chuffed.
Nice 8 sided cube!
His movies have really gone downhill since Next Friday-- I guess melting 2m/minute of snowpack has a different audience?
Kidding aside, https://brr.fyi/ is a fascinating site that details "less exciting" daily life at the much larger coastal McMurdo Station.
Amundsen-Scott itself is neat to read about, particularly the strategies they employ against becoming buried in snow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_P...
Kidding aside, https://brr.fyi/ is a fascinating site that details "less exciting" daily life at the much larger coastal McMurdo Station.
Amundsen-Scott itself is neat to read about, particularly the strategies they employ against becoming buried in snow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_P...
He's been melting in icetea: https://odditymall.com/ice-tea-with-ice-cubes-t-shirt
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