The Continuing Adventures of Zorro

Zorro, Gemini South’s resident speckle instrument, continues to be one of Gemini’s most popular visiting instruments. Nic Scott, a member of the instrument team, came to Chile in early March to make a few improvements to make Zorro even easier to use. While there, Nic installed an H-alpha filter which will allow users to search for hot accreting companions and winds in binary systems. For the March observing run, Zorro team members Zach Hartman and Crystal Glinka carried out a number of observations remotely, as they were not able to travel internationally due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. If you have not yet used Zorro, please refer to the 2020B Call for Proposals for more information.