This sent in by Alex Kumar just a few hours ago. Welcome, Sun! The flags were raised last Summer and have been eaten away by the harsh climate of Antarctica.

First Sunrise! Credit: Photo taken morning of 12 August 2012 showing first sunrise at Concordia Station in Antarctica, breaking over three months of complete darkness. Photo taken from roof of a Station building by British medical doctor Alexander Kumar. Credit: ESA/ESA/IPEV/ENEA-A. Kumar

Morning of 12 August 2012: first sunrise at Concordia Station in Antarctica, breaking over three months of complete darkness. Taken from the roof of a Station building by British medical doctor Alexander Kumar. Credit: ESA/IPEV/ENEA-A. Kumar