Science Announcements


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

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

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

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

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

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

Gemini e-Newscast #19 -- September 1, 2009

30 August 2009

Gemini reaches out to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) Members of the Gemini Public Information and Outreach team and the Argentina National Gemini Office visited

Observing databases offline August 17

13 August 2009

The observing databases will be offline for maintenance during the morning hours at each site on Monday, August 17. Fetch/store and TOO triggering will