Bienvenido, Zorro!

Small, clever and super fast. It’s easy to see why this instrument is called Zorro (Spanish for fox). This new speckle instrument is ‘Alopeke’s (at Gemini North) twin, and will be permanently mounted at Gemini South. It arrived safely at Cerro Pachón and was installed on the telescope in mid-May. Nighttime commissioning is taking place as this e-newcast goes to e-press. You can learn more about Zorro (and ‘Alopeke) on this Gemini instrument page. Stay tuned for first light images and, in the meantime, read more about the exciting technique of speckle imaging in the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Astrobeat article featuring Zorro’s Principal Investigator Steve Howell!