Science Announcements


A Supermassive Black Hole in an Extremely Small Galaxy

25 September 2014

Anil Seth (University of Utah) and colleagues discovered that an ultracompact dwarf galaxy harbors a supermassive black hole – the smallest galaxy known to

Gemini North ODB offline Sep 24

22 September 2014

The Gemini North observing database will be offline on September 24 from 9:45 am - 12:00 pm HST while we perform network maintenance. During

Gemini Instrument Feasibility Studies: FUNDING AVAILABLE

21 September 2014

Gemini Observatory is pleased to announce the release of the Gemini Instrument Feasibility Studies Request for Proposals (RfP). Please visit this page for full

Current Call for Proposals

15 September 2014

The first Fast Turnaround call for proposals will be released in early January 2015, for observations starting in March.

Gemini Frontier Fields

10 September 2014

The Gemini Frontier Fields campaign targets three of the Frontier Fields with GeMS/GSAOI. We obtain high-resolution Ks-band imaging with an exposure time

Gemini North ODB offline Sep 11-17

8 September 2014

UPDATE Sep 17 @ 4:00pm - the Gemini North Observing Database is back online. Please file a Help Desk ticket if you encounter any

GMMPS for Hamamatsu CCDs available

4 September 2014

  The latest version of the Gemini MOS Mask Preparation Software (GMMPS 0.4.1) is now available. Please see the GMMPS web page for more

Gemini North ODB offline September 2

1 September 2014

The Gemini North Observing Database will be offline for ~2 hours for emergency hardware maintenance starting at 9:30 am HST. During this time Observing