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8 March 2024
The Gemini Near-InfraRed Spectrograph (GNIRS) has been an incredibly productive instrument for the International Gemini Observatory for the last two decades. Since it was re-commissioned at Gemini North in 2010, GNIRS has primarily had three observing…
8 March 2024
We are pleased to announce the monthly Call for Proposals for the Gemini Fast Turnaround (FT) Program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31 March 2024. Proposals are being accepted for both Gemini North and South. For…
8 March 2024
The Gemini Large and Long Program (LLP) is offered annually and is open for the submission of proposals for semesters starting in 2024B with the deadline of 1 April 2024. Letters of Intent were due on 20 February, but proposals will still be accepted…
NSF’s NOIRLab (formally named the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory) is the national center for nighttime astronomy. For the first time, all of the nighttime optical/infrared observatories funded by NSF are unified into a single organization. The integration of the Mid-scale Observatories (MSO - Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, CTIO, Kitt Peak National Observatory, KPNO) the Community Science & Data Center (CSDC), the Gemini Observatory, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory creates a powerful capability for discovery, technology development, STEM workforce growth, and education. NOIRLab empowers astronomers to tackle the most pressing questions in astrophysics today and opens up new discovery space for the future.