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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
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
In what seems to be an unusual configuration as I was unable to find any information on how to do it I had a need to make Git prompt for an SSH username. The repositories in question are on a shared computer, Continue reading
Early Monday morning, my brother and I drove north from the Boston area to Maine for the total solar eclipse. Originally, we had planned to view the eclipse from New York, in the Adirondacks, but, a few days prior, the Continue reading
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