Science Announcements
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A New Large Science Program Opportunity at the Mayall 4-m
31 October 2009
The core mission of NOAO is to support the aspirations of the community to carry out high-quality, world-leading science programs by providing merit-based access
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Gemini e-Newscast #21 -- November 2, 2009 Oct 30, 2009
29 October 2009
[FOR BROAD DISTRIBUTION] Using open-loop adaptive optics to measure black hole masses Davor Krajnović (Oxford University) and collaborators have used the Near-Infrared Integral Field
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Results of Survey on Possible New Instrument Start for Gemini
30 September 2009
In the last issue of Currents, we described the possibility of a new instrument start for Gemini in 2010. This development is an outcome
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Toward an Integrated Ground-Based O/IR System
30 September 2009
p>For more than a decade, the NOAO program has embraced the idea of a system of facilities that could be used to carry out
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Gemini e-Newscast #20 -- September 23, 2009 Sep 28, 2009
27 September 2009
First light for FLAMINGOS-2 As part of on-going acceptance testing, the near-infrared imager and spectrograph FLAMINGOS-2 obtained first light images on the Gemini South
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2009B required OT update available
22 September 2009
The September database maintenance has been completed and an updated OT (2009B.2.1.1) is available from the OT installation page. This is a required