Telescope structure as seen at sunset

Gemini North telescope at zenith "looking" through the open observing slit just before the beginning of nighttime observations. The 1-meter secondary mirror is visible at the top end.

Credit:

International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab/AURA/J. Pollard

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Id:noirlab-20090716-gn-tour-156
Type:Photographic
Release date:July 11, 2020, 2:40 a.m.
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