Antarctic Winter - McMurdo
Astrophotography and more from the Antarctic winter - auroras and the Milky way over the ice. Shot during the austral winter during my deployment to McMurdo Station of the United States Antarctic Program.
The NASA Radome with Observation Hill in the background under the milky way
A ring of auroras around Observation Hill
Auroras and the Milky Way over the sea ice
The backside of Observation Hill under the Milky Way
Our neighbors - New Zealand's Scott Base
Hut point ridge with the Radome and the laser beam from the lidar lab in the background
Overhead aurora
Discovery Hut with hut point ridge, the radome and the laser beam from the lidar lab in the background
Discovery Hut under auroras
On the trail to the top of Observation Hill with strong auroras
The aurora moved on, revealing the milky way
Auroras on the horizon under the milky way with the silhouette of Mt. Erebus in the background
A prime night sky
Admiring the night sky
McMurdo in purple twilight as the sun gets closer to the horizon
Mt. Erebus in purple twilight, about a month before sunrise
McMurdo in the last bit of the day's twilight a week before sunrise
Hut Point Ridge trail in twilight
Two hikers admiring the light
McMurdo and Ob hill in twilight a week before sunrise
McMurdo in the brightest part of the day a week before sunrise
The summit of Erebus above the cloud line
A late night stargazing trip included either some meteors or some falling space debris burning up in the atmosphere
The rare nacreous clouds, only visible in polar regions during civil twilight
More nacreous clouds painting the skies
A delta, used to transport passengers to and from the airfield on flight days
The first "WINFLY" (winter flyover) flight, preparing to take home some of the winter crew
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