COVID-19 Update and 2021A Call for Proposals

As COVID-19 cases are still limited in number on the island of Hawai‘i, Gemini North has continued its nighttime operations into Semester 2020B. Gemini South and the other NOIRLab facilities have remained closed because of the continued pandemic. We are preparing the 2021A Call for Proposals (CfP), and expect to offer time at both Gemini telescopes; however the various National TACs may adopt different policies with respect to programs affected by the time lost to closure. More details on this will be provided in the CfP, scheduled for the end of August as usual. Additional details on the response of operations to COVID-19 are available in the Science Community FAQ linked to on the Gemini home page.