Sun Set/Rise (and a few halos)

Halley may not have experienced as many sunsets and sunrises as the UK but most of them lasted a lot longer than they did back home. This gave rise to many an opportunity to photograph some lovely orange sky. Assuming it wasn't cloudy. Which it was, a lot of the time. There were often quite a lot of ice crystals in the air, giving rise to the fascinating optical effects like halos and sun dogs.

A winter sunrise over the ACB, Halley Antarctica
A winter sunrise over the ACB

The ACB at sunset. This was taken late in the season, so it was well below -35C. These low temperatures cause the water vapour in the generator exhaust to condense. Then I just had to wait for the wind to blow from the South, which hardly ever happened, to get this nice picture.

A winter sunset over the ICB, Halley Antarctica
A winter sunset over the ICB

The ICB at sunset. As I was a Met Man, I got to go outside on a regular basis. you soon get the idea to take your camera every time and, consequently, get to see & snap a lot of sunsets & sunrises.

Early morning over the ICB, Halley Antarctica
Early morning over the ICB

Solar Halo behind the ACB, Halley Antarctica
Solar Halo behind the ACB

Solar Halo over  the ACB, Halley Antarctica
Solar Halo over the ACB

Solar Halo behind the ICB, Halley Antarctica
Solar Halo behind the ICB

Interesting clouds above the ICB, Halley Antarctica
Interesting clouds above the ICB

Orange sky above the ACB, Halley Antarctica
Orange sky above the ACB

Sunrise behind a met man at Halley, Antartica
Sunrise behind a met man

Sunrise behind Emperor penguins at Halley, Antartica
Sunrise behind Emperor penguins

Sunrise behind a Nodwell crane, Halley Antarctica
Sunrise behind a Nodwell crane

Sunrise behind the ICB, Halley Antarctica
Sunrise behind the ICB

Sunrise behind the ICB, Halley Antarctica
Sunrise behind the ICB

Sunrise behind the ICB, Halley Antarctica
Sunrise behind the ICB

Sunrise behind the SSB, Halley Antarctica
Sunrise behind the SSB

Sunrise behind the ICB, Halley Antarctica
Sunrise behind the ICB

Gin Bottle mirage at Halley, Antarctica
Gin Bottle mirage at Halley

This is a mirage of the Gin Bottle area. This is the place where the ice shelf grounds on the sea bed, having left the Antarctic Continent near the chasms. This was taken from the ICB, and was rarely visible.

The PACE Antenna array at Halley, Antarctica
Sunset behind the PACE Antenna array

These 16 aerials constitute the PACE array, one of the upper atmosphere experiments.

The Union Flag at Halley Antarctica
The Union Flag at Halley

We got through one flag each year - they get ripped to shreds by all the storms. The flag is lowered on the last day of sunshine in May and a new one raised when the sun returns in August. By the time the ship arrives in December, it'll look something like this.