First propagation of GeMS

The Gemini South telescope on the night of January 21-22, 2011 during the first propagation of the GeMS laser guide star system on the sky. A bright gibbous moon illuminates the landscape for this 20-second fisheye lens view. Read more here.

Credit:

NOIRLab/Gemini Observatory/AURA/M. Paredes

About the Image

Id:geminiann11002b
Type:Photographic
Release date:Jan. 20, 2011, 9:45 p.m.
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Size:4992 x 3328 px

About the Object

Name:Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics System (GeMS), Gemini South
Category:Gemini Observatory

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