Science Announcements
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Report from the October 2012 STAC meeting
16 October 2012
Report from the October 2012 STAC meeting (PDF) is available here.
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Gemini e-Newscast #41
27 September 2012
Sep 28, 2012 Sharpest-ever ground-based optical images of Pluto and Charon Using speckle imaging techniques and their own camera, the Differential Spectral Survey Instrument
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Updated 2012B Observing Tool released
30 August 2012
A new version of the Gemini Observing Tool (2012B.3.1.1) is now available for download or via updating an existing installation of the OT. This
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2013A Call for Proposals Announced
30 August 2012
Gemini is now accepting proposals for observing time in Semester 2013A. The submission deadline varies with partner and ranges from THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 TO
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2013A Phase I Tool Released
26 August 2012
The 2013A Phase I Tool (PIT) has been released. This version must be used to generate and submit GeMS/GSAOI Science Verification proposals. The
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Gemini e-Newscast #40
15 August 2012
Record-Breaking Star Formation in a Cooling Flow Cluster Radiative cooling of the intra-cluster medium should lead to cooler, denser gas flowing toward the galaxy