Science Announcements


2021 Gemini Science Observations

27 January 2022

The US National Gemini Office has created an animation of science observations obtained in 2021 at both Gemini telescopes, using metadata publicly available through

Gemini Fast Turnaround January 2022

27 January 2022

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. The upcoming deadline is 23:59 Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31 January

Gemini North Status Update

27 January 2022

The Gemini North secondary mirror (M2) system went into a fault state on 4 January 2022. The affected mechanism is responsible for the x-y

Update of VM to run Gemini IRAF on an Apple M1

27 January 2022

When Apple removed support for 32-bit binaries from MacOS (10.15+), instructions were provided to run Gemini IRAF in a virtual machine using readily available

Gemini Science Meeting 2022: Abstracts Due 15 February 2022

27 January 2022

Submit your abstracts for contributed talks at the Gemini Science Meeting by 15 February 2022! Prospective speakers will be notified in March of the

2022B Call for Proposals: Virtual Workshops on New Features

27 January 2022

The 2022B Gemini Call for Proposals will include several important new features including support for the Astronomical Event Observatory Network (AEON), dual-anonymous

Register now for the workshop From Data to Software to Science with the Rubin Observatory LSST, 28–30 March 2022!

24 January 2022

Registration is now open for an interactive workshop From Data to Software to Science with the Rubin Observatory LSST, to be held 28–30

New Gemini Observatory Agreement Signed

7 January 2022

Representatives of the United States of America, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and the Republic of Korea have signed a new agreement to continue the operations of the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. The agreement took effect on 1 January 2022 and ends on 31 December 2027.