A Work-Overs Life

Even with these conditions, twenty-eight people commit six months to living at the South Pole. They have to deal with no sunlight, very little contact with the world, and no way to escape. This team works to maintain the U.S. polar base and to control the telescopes and other scientific devices located at the research station. Thankfully, their jobs are becoming easier thanks to modern technology. Visit this site for further information on Antarctic Cruising Tours. Recently, North American astronomers used satellite communications to be able to control the telescope at the South Pole’s observatory. No one had controlled the telescope at the South Pole prior to this event. It is the hope of Astronomers that some day they will be able to view the universe using the South Pole telescopes from warmer climates.