Gemini North Concept Drawing
Before its first light in 1999, the Gemini North telescope started out as a concept drawing. This sketch, dating from the 1980s, shows the gigantic 8-meter telescope that would eventually stand near the summit of Maunakea.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | 00067-CC |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | Oct. 31, 2023, 2:44 p.m. |
Size: | 1797 x 1300 px |
About the Object
Name: | Gemini North |
Category: | Gemini Observatory |