Gemini North dome interior
The setting Moon illuminates the Gemini North telescope through the ventilation gates. The Milky Way is visible through the observing slit and the night sky can be seen reflecting off the 8-meter primary mirror.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann06026b |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | Dec. 19, 2006, 2:33 p.m. |
| Related announcements: | noaoann07003, geminiann06026 |
| Size: | 3328 x 3328 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gemini North |
| Category: | Gemini Observatory |
