From 1 to 25 August 2022 Gemini South was shut down for maintenance. The original plan was to carry out Acquisition and Guiding System

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program for the August cycle. Apply by 12:00 noon Hawai‘i Standard Time

Access to both Cerro Tololo and Cerro Pachón in Chile was suspended this past week due to an unusually powerful Chilean winter snow storm.

Registration is open for Black Holes at All Scales! This will be the 8th annual Community Science Meeting hosted by the Giant Magellan Telescope project.

The LSST@Europe4 conference will take place in Rome at the historic Accademia dei Lincei on 24-29 October 2022 and will be conducted in hybrid mode to enable access to remote participants.

The SOAR guiders are a critical subsystem for the telescope and its instruments, since they control both the telescope mount and the tip-tilt tertiary, ensuring optimal image quality.

It has been a challenging period for NOIRLab. On Saturday, 11 June 2022, we became aware that the Contreras Fire had started south of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO).

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31 July 2022. Please note the change in deadline time compared to earlier FT cycles.