Sunset at the South Pole

Sunset at the South Pole, March 22, 2010. Thanks to Nick Morgan of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for sharing this photo!

A day-long sunset took place at the South Pole this past weekend, which will result in six months of darkness for the 47 crew members who are wintering over. The sun will not rise again until late September. I've written two short blog posts about it on Earth Gauge and Capital Weather Gang.

Good luck to the South Pole staff and scientists this winter!