https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/palwebcam.cfm

Lesser known smaller station, and interesting facts about it. Probably some SigForum members have been there. Of course, McMurdo "McTown" dwarfs Palmer Station.

^^^^^^^^^
Not much nightlife. The Navy used to give out bonus time for serving at one of these stations to "protect" the scientists. Navy personnel that have served there do not really want return unless they prefer isolation from the rest of the world.

I visited the link and my first thought as it refreshed was: "if I see a sled dog running loose......" with the way this year has gone so far.

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Originally posted by jsbcody:
I visited the link and my first thought as it refreshed was: "if I see a sled dog running loose......" with the way this year has gone so far.

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That sled dog was "Jed".

The webcam image of Palmer Station is monochromatic for sure.

14 degrees and a -3 wind chill. How refreshing that would be. I will take it. That looks spectacular to me.

Supposed to be in the mid 90's here. Doh!
I am so over summer. Winter could start tonight!

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
14 degrees and a -3 wind chill. How refreshing that would be. I will take it. Supposed to be in the mid 90's here. Doh!
I am so over summer. Winter could start tonight!

Not me, but I respect your preference.

I used to read a lot about the SP. amazing that most of Antarctica is on a super elevated plateau . I once emailed one of the doctors that rotated at the old McMurdo Station. He told me back then, that people would go outside the complex to smoke. And that every crew change for the winter brought in a round of bad colds. And their biggest fear wasn't of the extreme cold, but the base catching fire!

This was about 1999.

you realize a cold has nothing to do with the temperature

Yes a fire would be catastrophic. Surely they have a temporary emergency shelter away from the station they could survive at until rescued.

Whenever I see a sight like this I always think of John Carpenter's "The Thing"

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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
you realize a cold has nothing to do with the temperature

Yes a fire would be catastrophic. Surely they have a temporary emergency shelter away from the station they could survive at until rescued.

Yes, I realize that. What the doctor implied, was people coming into the station from other places in the world for the winter stint, brought in the virus.

After the colds made the rounds, they weren't bothered with colds again.

The old station was a hodgepodge of buildings inside a dome. And no doubt, there was emergency quarters.

The only thing I see moving is the flag!

I could deal with it for a spell/rotation.

As long as there was constant power and water and such.

Fun Fact: The first recorded human birth in Antarctica was in 1978.

Wouldn't it be cool to have "Antarctica" on your passport under "place of birth"

The 2 fuel tanks on the left side of the view wound up getting diesel too high in paraffin for the winter of 2011 and it solidified. They had to melt it into a liquid in the generator building before burning it.
We had to wait for summer of 2012 to pump it all onto the LM Gould and refill their tanks with "liquid" diesel.
I have a ton of photos but I see photo bucket won't let me upload them any more until I pay a fee.

-75F at the south pole station.
-107F windchill.
Whoa
Now that is extreme..

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Originally posted by CaptainMike:
The 2 fuel tanks on the left side of the view wound up getting diesel too high in paraffin for the winter of 2011 and it solidified. They had to melt it into a liquid in the generator building before burning it.
We had to wait for summer of 2012 to pump it all onto the LM Gould and refill their tanks with "liquid" diesel.
I have a ton of photos but I see photo bucket won't let me upload them any more until I pay a fee.

"Probably some SigForum members have been there."

Amazing : The wide reach of Sig Forum !

With the horrible heat for so many. Thought this thread deserved a bump

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Originally posted by CaptainMike:
The 2 fuel tanks on the left side of the view wound up getting diesel too high in paraffin for the winter of 2011 and it solidified. They had to melt it into a liquid in the generator building before burning it.
We had to wait for summer of 2012 to pump it all onto the LM Gould and refill their tanks with "liquid" diesel.
I have a ton of photos but I see photo bucket won't let me upload them any more until I pay a fee.

Email me and I'll host em if you'd like.

The current nighttime viewing gives a whole new level of meaning to
“We will leave a light on for you!”

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Originally posted by CaptainMike:
The 2 fuel tanks on the left side of the view wound up getting diesel too high in paraffin for the winter of 2011 and it solidified. They had to melt it into a liquid in the generator building before burning it.
We had to wait for summer of 2012 to pump it all onto the LM Gould and refill their tanks with "liquid" diesel.
I have a ton of photos but I see photo bucket won't let me upload them any more until I pay a fee.

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