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South Pole Live Camera
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.
View of the ARO looking from the signs on the path to the South Pole station. Most Recent Image (Image time is in UTC)
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Archived Images (Image time is in UTC)
2007 - 2008 Summer Season
2008 - 2009 Summer Season
2009 - 2010 Summer Season
2010 - 2011 Summer Season
2011 - 2012 Summer Season
2012 - 2013 Summer Season

