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South Pole Kite Photos
With the kite described in my previous blog post, I set out to take aerial photos at the South Pole, particularly in the Dark Sector. My original goal was to primarily take a large number of photos for a photogrammetry … Continue reading
Building a Kite for Antarctica
Since the U.S. Antarctic Program prohibits the use of remote-controlled aircraft, i.e., drones, how might one go about taking aerial photographs at the South Pole? The answer is kite aerial photography, which of course requires a kite. While my original … Continue reading
Antarctica and the South Pole
This past austral summer, I was fortunate enough to be able to spend two months in Antarctica working on the BICEP / Keck telescopes under the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).1 Due to limited deployment slots, I was originally on … Continue reading