Photo feature: Last light at South Pole brings 6 months of darkness

Photo feature: Last light at South Pole brings 6 months of darkness

Photo feature: Last light at South Pole brings 6 months of darkness MARCH 20, 2025: At NOAA's South Pole Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, a wave of snow frames Dark Sector telescopes, giving a final glimpse of sunlight before six months of darkness. (Image credit: Ian Crocker/NOAA) Download Image April 2, 2025 In the Northern Hemisphere, March 20 signals the start of meteorological spring. It's the start of fall in the Southern Hemisphere, w…