Science Announcements
Honoring Nod-and-Shuffle
3 December 2008
R. S. Fisher, K. Roth May 28, 2008 The creators of an innovative observing technique called “Nod and Shuffle” will be honored with The
Mauna Kea Weather Center's Symposium on Seeing
3 December 2008
There have been increased efforts in recent years to observe and quantify the effects of atmospheric turbulence and refractivity gradients on telescope image stability
Update from NOAO Director David Silva
30 November 2008
The annual NOAO Town Hall will be held on Tuesday, 6 January 2009, from 12:45 to 1:45, at the Long Beach AAS meeting. We
Director's Message November 2008
30 October 2008
Figure 1. The first step in the formulation of Gemini's new Energy Policy is through the new "Green Blog" on Gemini's internal web site
2008 Dutch Christiaan Huygens Science Award to Dr. Mariska Kriek
14 October 2008
Image Caption: Mariska Kriek works outside on Mauna Kea while in Hawaii for an observing run at Gemini. Astronomer Dr. Mariska Kriek has been
ALTAIR Survey Results
30 September 2008
In a previous issue of Currents, readers were encouraged to respond to the online survey of the ALTAIR committee. The ALTAIR committee