Science Announcements


PypeIt Workshop 12 September 2024

5 September 2024

On behalf of the PypeIt data reduction pipeline (DRP) project, we invite you to attend a Zoom Workshop to introduce you to PypeIt, solicit

César Briceño Appointed SOAR Director

5 September 2024

César Briceño has been appointed the Director of the SOAR Telescope, taking over from Jay Elias. We thank Jay Elias for his dedication

Gemini Observatory Invites Proposals for the 2025A Semester

28 August 2024

The 2025A Gemini Observatory Call for Proposal has been released. Proposals are being accepted for observations from 1 February 2025 to 31 July 2025.

Gemini Strategic Planning — Request for Community Input

28 August 2024

Gemini Observatory will continue to collect Community Brief Recommendations for the Gemini Strategic Plan until 13 September 2024. A template for the recommendations can

Gemini South Operational After Shutdown

28 August 2024

Gemini South is back on sky after a successful maintenance shutdown in which the helium lines in the Cassegrain rotator cable wrap were replaced

DRAGONS v3.2.1 Release

28 August 2024

Gemini Observatory announces the release of DRAGONS v3.2.1. DRAGONS (Data Reduction for Astronomy from Gemini Observatory North and South) is a Python-based data-reduction platform

DRAGONS Data Reduction Tutorials are now available as Jupyter Notebooks

28 August 2024

The US NGO is offering DRAGONS data reduction tutorials as Jupyter Notebooks! These are now available on Astro Data Lab's Science Platform (create

GHOST data for 2024A are reduced and available to PIs on the Gemini Archive

28 August 2024

The US NGO, in collaboration with the Science User Support department (SUSD) and GHOST instrument team at Gemini, provided reduced data products to