Science Announcements


Observing databases offline Dec 5

3 December 2012

The Gemini observing databases will be offline for several hours on Wednesday December 5 while we perform quarterly software updates at both the South

Gemini North Observing database offline December 3

2 December 2012

The Gemini North observing database will be offline from approximately 10am - 2pm HST on Monday December 3 while we perform hardware upgrades. During

Gemini North Observing Database online

2 December 2012

The Gemini North hardware work has finished and the Observing Database is now back online. Please submit a Help Desk ticket if you encounter

Many Endorse System Roadmap Committee Statement on Implementation of NSF Portfolio Review Report

30 November 2012

Nearly a thousand community members have endorsed the statement issued by the Ground-based OIR System Roadmap Committee (SRC) on the NSF/AST Portfolio Review Committee

CTIO’s 50th Anniversary Conference on “Fifty Years of Wide Field Studies in the Southern Hemisphere”

30 November 2012

The advent of wide-field CCD cameras on 4-m class telescopes, which enabled surveys of the sky to significant depths, has led to new perspectives

System Development Workshop on “Spectroscopy in the Era of LSST”

30 November 2012

Spectroscopic follow-up observations of LSST discoveries will play an important, often critical, role in fulfilling the scientific promise of LSST. To prepare for science

GeMS/GSAOI programs selected for SV observations in 2012B

28 November 2012

The list of accepted programs for GeMS/GSAOI System Verification observations is now available. The deadline for Phase II submission is November 6, 2012.

System Roadmap Committee Statement on the NSF/AST Portfolio Review: Your Endorsement Sought

31 October 2012

The Ground-based OIR System Roadmap Committee (SRC) has issued a statement on the NSF/AST Portfolio Review Committee (PRC) report. The statement, based on the