Science Announcements


Gemini North Unavailable Until January 24, 2014

30 December 2013

The shutter opening system of the Gemini North enclosure has suffered a catastrophic and unexpected failure (see Figure). Access to the components within the

Large and Long Programs at Gemini Announced

18 December 2013

The Announcement of Opportunity for Large and Long Programs at Gemini has been released. The first deadline is for Letters of Intent, which

Data Reduction Forum Is Now Open

18 December 2013

We are pleased to announce the release of the Gemini Data Reduction User Forum, located at http://drforum.gemini.edu/. This is intended as a user-supported

Soliciting Feedback on Solaris SPARC Usage

18 December 2013

Use of the Solaris operating system in astronomy has decreased significantly in the last 10 years. Therefore, Gemini is considering no longer distributing Solaris

A Successful TEXES Run in 2013

18 December 2013

The high-resolution mid-infrared spectrograph TEXES completed an eleven-night visitor-instrument run at Gemini North on November 23. The TEXES team of John Lacy (University of

Early December Propagation of the Gemini South Laser

18 December 2013

This image showing the propagation of the Gemini South laser guide star system is dedicated to the memory of Vincent Fesquet. Vincent worked tirelessly

Puzzling Accretion onto a Black Hole in M101

18 December 2013

Gemini observations support an unexpected discovery in the galaxy M101. The target, M101 ULX-1 is an ultraluminous X-ray source—ultraluminous in the sense of excessive

2014A Observing Tool released

8 December 2013

The 2014A version of the Gemini Observing Tool is now available for download. This is a required update which includes significant changes. Please