Today, Jean asked if I would launch ScubaDooba Doo in the Crary Lab aquarium tank so she could document the story for the "Exploratorium." I also wanted to perfect my driving skills a bit, so it…
This puppy's got some "guts"! The flotation pieces, which are the orange outer shells you saw in the earlier pictures have been removed in order to get to the robot's innards. The batteries that…
Two big events today! One: ScubaDooba Doo, which is the robot 8th graders at Rye Junior High built performed flawlessly on its first Antarctic adventure! I am so proud of all the students that…
What a day! For years I have been waiting for this day. My friend Jean Pennycook, who works with the Adelie Penguin project (you met her in an earlier journal when I got to sort through penguin poop…
The penguin colony trip has once again been postponed; although I am very disappointed, I am hopeful that the opportunity may come up again! Schedules are tricky here! We have to have two snowmobiles…
What a wonderful way to start my day - talking to folks back home and from around the country! Thanks to everyone for taking the time to say hello and participate in the LIVE From IPY event! You all…
What a busy day! First, Aslan dove to take some more light readings with a light sensor, to take some pictures of the experiment, and to retrieve Hal. We are packing up to head back to town. The…
First, let me offer a penguin update. The penguin, now known as Addie, has wondered off and no one has seen him/her. The research team was unable to come and rescue him/her. In my mind, he took a…
Today, we collected some more mat and water samples and deployed all three light arrays and two of the sensors for the light arrays. Now, this might sound like an "easy" task.... not so! First, as we…
The sun was shining brightly this morning, so I made the first dive in order to take some underwater pictures of Hal, the shade screens, and an experiment that had been set out several years ago. The…
Just before Ian was about to go into the water, he looked up across the lake and said "penguin!" Sure enough, there was an Adelie penguin trying to make his way across the lake! He climbed up onto…
What a spectacular day, the sun was shining all day today! It never ceases to amaze me how much of a difference a little sunshine can make! Things warmed up today. It was only 3 °F, but it felt like…