The Live Camera is up!
You can also view time lapse movies from the camera.
This photo is of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station taken every 15 minutes (if a relay
satellite is available for transmission) from the roof of the
National Science Foundation's
Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO) which houses NOAA/ESRL's Clean Air
Facility.
In order to preserve the life of the camera, it is tilted
down toward the snow when the sun is in the field of view, which occurs
for several weeks around sunset (March) and sunrise (September) when the
sun marches in a circle above the horizon. From mid-April until
mid-August the moon and the aurora australis provide the only natural
lighting. The camera is shut off from about mid April to early September.
View of the ARO looking from the signs on the path to the South Pole station.
This image is reduced in size from the original. Click on the image to view full size photo.
Archived Images (Image time is in UTC)
2007 - 2008 Summer Season
2008 - 2009 Summer Season
2009 - 2010 Summer Season
2010 - 2011 Summer Season
