Gemini North Dome

The 8-meter Frederick C. Gillett Gemini North telescope is located near the summit of Hawai‘i’s Maunakea. Gemini North and its twin telescope in Chile are the only large telescopes in the world with silver-coated primary mirrors. These special coatings make the telescopes excel in a wide variety of optical and infrared capabilities, allowing astronomers in the Gemini Partnership to explore the Universe in unprecedented depth and detail.