Gemini North Primary Mirror Status
For updates on the status of the Gemini North primary mirror, please visit this page.
Coronavirus COVID-19 Measures at NOIRLab
We are currently only hosting public visitors at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. Given the continuously evolving nature of the pandemic, we currently do not have a reopening date for our other summit sites or base facilities. When these dates are available we will share them on our website and social media. The timeline may be different for each site.
Call for Letters of Intent: NSF’s NOIRLab Survey Programs
1 February 2023
NOIRLab Survey Programs NSF’s NOIRLab offers the opportunity to conduct major survey programs on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope and SOAR Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. Available instruments are listed below. Up to 20…
International Gemini Observatory Launches New Logo
26 January 2023
New, redesigned Gemini logo inspired by the observatory’s international structure, improved capabilities, and new instrumentation The International Gemini Observatory has unveiled a new logo that celebrates the combined legacy of the twin Gemini telescopes…
Gemini-North Primary Mirror Update
26 January 2023
The Observatory now has a signed agreement in place with Safran-REOSC for the preparatory work, glass repair, and lateral-pad removal for the primary mirror at Gemini North and Safran-REOSC has begun their preparatory work. Our current schedule has the…
Switch to Conda-Forge for Installing Gemini Data-Reduction Software
26 January 2023
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has recently announced that it will end support for the main Astroconda channel, which is also used for installing Gemini data reduction packages, on 1 February 2023. We have been working for the past few weeks to…
NSF’s NOIRLab (formally named the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory) is the national center for nighttime astronomy. For the first time, all of the nighttime optical/infrared observatories funded by NSF are unified into a single organization. The integration of the Mid-scale Observatories (MSO - Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, CTIO, Kitt Peak National Observatory, KPNO) the Community Science & Data Center (CSDC), the Gemini Observatory, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory creates a powerful capability for discovery, technology development, STEM workforce growth, and education. NOIRLab empowers astronomers to tackle the most pressing questions in astrophysics today and opens up new discovery space for the future.