article_snippet: It is a stunning sunset - and heralds that for Antarctica, winter really is coming.
article_snippet: Antarctica is moving from 24-hour daylight to the 24-hour darkness of winter.
article_snippet: In between there is a brief period where the Sun does set and rise - and this is the first sunset of 2015.
article_snippet: As the south pole moves from 24-hour daylight towards gradual darkness, The British Antarctic Survey research station on the Brunt ice shelf witnesses this year’s first sunset over Antarctica .
article_snippet: To make things worse, four months will be in darkness because the Sun never rises above the horizon.
article_snippet: During winter the Sun stays below the horizon for around four months.