  IceAct is a proposed surface array of cost effective and compact Silicon
Photomultipliers (SiPM) based small-size (50 cm) Imaging Air Cherenkov
Telescopes above the IceCube in-ice detector. In coincidence with the in-ice
and surface components of IceCube it forms a hybrid detector that enables new
measurements combining the information from the Cherenkov light image, the
surface particle footprint and the in-ice muon tracks of extensive air showers.
During January 2019, two new versions of the IceAct telescope demonstrators
featuring 61 SiPM pixels and improved optics were installed in the center of
the IceTop surface detector at the geographic South Pole. Combining information
from these two telescopes and IceCube, it is possible to test the performance
in primary particle discrimination, detector calibration, and veto
capabilities. We present the status of the project and the prospects of the
upcoming data taking season during the Antarctic winter.
