It is 8:30h in the morning and we have a meeting in the bar. A good start of the day. Our expedition leader Jan Belgers
It started around a month ago. Suddenly and without a warning. I just got my Irish coffee after having eaten tacos on Friday the 10th
Ny-Ålesund is a beautiful place where one gets to know so many people. But that means also that one has to say goodbye all the
Ny-Ålesund in the dark. Yesterday evening, all the outside lights in town were switched off for science. Only some emergency lights and airport safety lights
The last month has been all marked by light hunting. Since the end of January, the days become longer very rapidly. Every free weekend was
The light is coming back! The so-called “blue hour” has arrived. This picture has been taken around 12:30 local time (UTC+1). Every day gets lighter
The Kartverket antennas are pointing at different points in space, trying to receive radio radiation from objects called “quasars”. Those quasars are very far away
The Amundsen mast is one of the cultural heritages objects in and around Ny-Ålesund. Back in the days, this big pole was used as an
The research vessel “Helmer Hanssen” from the University of Tromsø is in Ny-Ålesund at the moment, doing marine biological research in the fjord. A nice
Time is a trap. It goes too fast. In this article I will reflect back on 2021 from a Ny-Alesund life and science point of