Several weeks ago (I'm quite behind here) brought astronomical twilight, followed by nautical twilight and civil twilight. During this period sunlight slowly erased the stars from the nighttime sky, illuminating an ever growing region of the horizon with pink and purple light.
The end of aurora season officially erases any reason for existing here, but it does illuminate the cloud structure, which is nice.
As people start to see the sun, they become aware that eventually, they will leave this place. There's a reason september is known as "Shopping September". All the paychecks we have accumulated are suddenly spent on items we'll receive upon returning hope, and weeks later forget about. People also spend a significant amount of time discussing and planning for the upcoming travel when they get off the Ice.
Other notes:
- No more aurora, ever...
Next Week in Pole: Staring at the Sun.
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