{"id":4922,"date":"2011-01-16T21:05:39","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T01:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galadriel.astro.utoronto.ca\/ballast\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2011-01-16T21:05:59","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T01:05:59","slug":"south-pole-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?p=4922","title":{"rendered":"South Pole Teaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that I&#8217;m mostly done at pole, I will post a few teaser pictures. The rest of posting will begin when I have better internet access and more free time. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>To get between the station and the telescopes, requires crossing the skiway. A few days ago I got caught at the beacon while an LC-13 taxied, and decided to shoot a panorama of the extreme whiteness of overcast south pole days<br \/>\n[image title=&#8221;Crossing Beacon Panorama&#8221; size=&#8221;large&#8221; id=&#8221;4925&#8243; align=&#8221;left&#8221; alt=&#8221;To get between the station and the telescopes, requires crossing the skiway. A few days ago I got caught at the beacon, and decided to shoot a panorama of the extreme whiteness of overcast south pole days&#8221; ]<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4922 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4926'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5244-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Geographic Pole Marker\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4926\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5244-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5244-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5244-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4926'>\n\t\t\t\tMarker at exact geographic south pole. The USGS repositions this every year, with a new marker\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4927'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5249-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ceremonial Pole\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4927\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5249-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5249-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5249-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4927'>\n\t\t\t\tThe ceremonial pole. It look exactly like people expect, and doesn&#8217;t move every year\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=4928'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5256-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pole-Eye View\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4928\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5256-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5256-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_5256-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4928'>\n\t\t\t\tPole-eye view of myself, flags (all Antarctic Treaty signatories), and the elevated station\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that I&#8217;m mostly done at pole, I will post a few teaser pictures. The rest of posting will begin when I have better internet access and more free time. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>To get between the station and the telescopes, requires crossing the skiway. 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