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e-version of December 2009 GeminiFocus Available
16 December 2009
Please help us to evaluate and assess the possible futures of GeminiFocus by taking our short online survey. The December 2009
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e-version of December 2009 GeminiFocus Available
15 December 2009
The December 2009 issue of GeminiFocus is now available electronically (downloadable as a PDF). Gemini encourages readers to access the publication electronically
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2010A programs and schedule announced
8 December 2009
The Gemini 2010A observing programs have now been announced. Successful PIs will have received email notification. Please check the 2010A schedules page for more
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2010A OT released
3 December 2009
The 2010A Observing Tool (OT) is now available. This version is needed for 2010A Phase II preparation as well as for fetch/store of any
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Observing databases offline
26 November 2009
Gemini is updating the Observing Tool (OT) and the observing databases (ODBs) in preparation for the 2010A semester. As a result, the ODBs are
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Director's Message - Exploring Astronomy's Time Domain
20 November 2009
Figure 1. This illustration (presented during the 1995 SPIE conference on astronomical instrumentation) is an early view of the planned Gemini cassegrain instrument cluster