# 11 months in Antarctica

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2016-09-02

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I came across this tweet last night before bed:

> Some pics of my home the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station [#11monthsInAntarctica](https://twitter.com/hashtag/11monthsInAntarctica?src=hash) [#auroras](https://twitter.com/hashtag/auroras?src=hash) [#milkyway](https://twitter.com/hashtag/milkyway?src=hash) [#stars](https://twitter.com/hashtag/stars?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/f12tclwoGz](https://t.co/f12tclwoGz)
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> — Dr. C. Corbett Moran (@corbett) [May 13, 2016](https://twitter.com/corbett/status/731250387383017473)

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I am late to the party on this one, but [Dr. Christine Corbett Moran](https://twitter.com/corbett) has been living in the [Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station) since January 2016. She is “wintering” with the South Pole Telescope and studying [Cosmic Microwave Background](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_microwave_background) radiation with the University of Chicago.

I don’t profess to be a student of CMB, but I am so intrigued by her settlement situation. She is living in a place where there is effectively one long day and one long night. There’s sun for 6 months and then no sun for 6 months. 

I’m not sure how I would feel living in such a remote place with no sun for half of the year. I’m thinking about it now and it’s making me a bit anxious. I’m not sure if the remoteness would make me feel liberated or trapped.

Thankfully, Christine has a newsletter where she shares her experience in the South Pole. I signed up for it last night and I’m looking forward to seeing what she publishes. If you’d also like to give it a go, you can [sign up here](http://tinyletter.com/corbett).

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/11-months-in-antarctica)*