GHOST Update

It's not often we receive a new Facility Instrument at Gemini, so the arrival of three shipping containers of the Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) components from our colleagues at the National Research Council’s Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics (HAA) Research Centre is a rare and exciting milestone. Inside these containers are the GHOST optical bench, enclosure, electronics and miscellaneous pieces. The team will air ship the remaining (delicate optical and electronic) components when it is safe to do so. In the meantime, the GHOST containers will remain at the La Serena base facility, and the fiber positioner unit, already commissioned at Gemini South, will have to wait a little longer to deliver light to the GHOST spectrograph. Getting these containers to AURA property during the COVID-19 crisis took a great deal of effort and strong teamwork by HAA, Gemini, and AURA.