sci19050 — Announcement

Gemini South Shutdown

September 19, 2019

A successful annual shutdown at Gemini South ran from August 12th to August 27th. Accomplishments during this shutdown included replacement of the Cassegrain rotator encoder, exchange of the FLAMINGOS2 cold heads, repairs to helium lines, and maintenance of the Acquisition and Guidance Unit.

 

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Assistant Engineer Mariah Birchard (left) and Senior Electronic Technician Alejandro Gutiérrez (right), perform maintenance on a module in the Acquisition and Guidance Unit during the Gemini South shutdown.