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. 

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NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

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Id:00067-CC
Type:Photographic
Release date:Oct. 31, 2023, 2:44 p.m.
Size:1797 x 1300 px

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