Science Announcements


April 2021 Call for Proposals

1 April 2021

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. Here, we give information specific to this proposal cycle. Please see the other

Zorro faulty blue filter wheel

29 March 2021

The blue filter wheel of Zorro has been behaving erratically for past few monhts. This has had only minimal impact on operations, since the

Call For Proposals 2021B

19 March 2021

The 2021B semester Gemini Observatory Call for Proposals has been made public, along with a new version of the Phase I Tool. Details can

COVID-19 Update

19 March 2021

Operations at Gemini North have continued largely unchanged, with a reduced day crew on the mountain and night crew separated into two control rooms

Fast Turnaround Proposals

19 March 2021

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. As of the prior FT cycle (Feb 2021), all submitted FT

Gemini Observatory Archive Update

19 March 2021

GOA was updated last week mostly for sustainability and in preparation for uploading quick-look reduction products that will be produced by DRAGONS starting later

Scientific Programmer Position

19 March 2021

NOIRLab has an immediate opening for a Scientific Programmer to work with the International Gemini Observatory primarily on DRAGONS (Data Reduction for Astronomy from

Staff Updates for Users

19 March 2021

Our new staff look forward to serving the user community to enable and facilitate scientific discovery on the astronomical frontier with Gemini in NOIRLab