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Originally Posted by Gan_HOPE326
Who the fuck goes to Antarctica in winter though  ? |
Astronomers. There are a number of observatories set up in Antarctica, usually well away from the coasts. Central Antarctica near the pole gets very little snow and doesn't even get much cloud cover -- it's actually classed as a desert since it gets less than four inches of rain-equivalent snow each year. That plus no urban lighting on the horizon makes it a good place for ground-based observing especially through the long dark winter.
Time was the ozone hole over the pole allowed observations deep into the ultra-violet from Antarctic observatories but thanks to greenie do-gooders the hole is closing and the UV observations are being curtailed.