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US NGO: GMOS Data Reduction Cookbook update
6 November 2023
US NGO is pleased to announce that the GMOS Data Reduction Cookbook is now available to the community at a temporary address.
Gemini Fast Turnaround: November 2023
6 November 2023
We are pleased to announce the monthly Call for Proposals for the Gemini Fast Turnaround (FT) Program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i Standard Time on 30 November 2023. Proposals are being accepted for Gemini North only. For successful…
Gemini South Shutdown
6 November 2023
The maintenance shutdown for Gemini South has been progressing according to schedule, thanks to the fantastic teamwork between staff from Gemini South, Gemini North and other NOIRLab staff. The Gemini South primary mirror has been removed from the…
Gemini North and South Observing Databases Accessible; DD and PW Proposals now Accepted for GN
24 October 2023
We're pleased to announce that the Gemini North and South observing databases (ODB) are now accessible to all Principal Investigators (PIs). Numerous observations are waiting to be reviewed/checked and readied, and our contact scientists will now resume…
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.