Science Announcements
Gemini-North Shutdown Extended
1 December 2022
Update 1 December 2022: The Observatory has progressed significantly on the plan to repair the Gemini North primary mirror and return to night-time operations
Gemini at the January AAS
1 December 2022
The 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 241) will take place from 8 to 12 January 2023 in Seattle, Washington
Gemini Fast Turnaround: November 2022
18 November 2022
Gemini South is accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i Standard Time on 30 November 2022
Opportunity to Participate in Las Cumbres Observatory Key Projects: Deadline 1 November 2022
27 October 2022
Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) is seeking letters of intent, due 1 November 2022, for new Key Projects. LCO plans to allocate up
Gemini Fast Turnaround: October 2022
6 October 2022
Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31
Blanco f/8 Instrumentation: NEWFIRM
20 September 2022
NEWFIRM is a wide-field (28 arcmin) near-IR imager that was a facility instrument on the Mayall telescope at KPNO from 2006 to 2010 and 2012 to 2016 and the Blanco telescope at CTIO from 2010 to 2011.