Science Announcements

A “Shockingly Bright” Gamma-ray Burst
16 May 2013
Antonino Cucchiara (University of California Observatories), Dan Perley (California Institute of Technology), and collaborators used GMOS on Gemini North to obtain a spectrum of

Welcome New Users’ Committee Members
16 May 2013
The Users’ Committee for Gemini (UCG) has been expanded. New members are: Mark Ammons (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Pauline Barmby (University of Western Ontario)

A Gap in a Pre-Transitional Disk
16 May 2013
Planets in the disks around young stars may carve gaps or dynamically affect the disks. These so-called transitional and pre-transitional disks are therefore interesting

Gemini e-newscast #47
16 May 2013
The Gemini e-newscast #47 (May 17, 2013) features: A “Shockingly Bright” Gamma-ray Burst A Gap in a Pre-Transitional Disk FLAMINGOS-2 Commissioning Update Welcome New

AstroDay Hawai‘i
16 May 2013
On May 4th, many Gemini scientists, engineers, support, and outreach staff joined in the educational festivities of AstroDay Hawai‘I 2013. During the day-long event

Updated beta version of the Gemini IRAF package released (v1.12beta2)
14 May 2013
An updated beta version of the Gemini IRAF package (v1.12beta2) has been released. This version is required for processing GSAOI data and includes configuration