Science Announcements


Zorro unavailable

23 April 2021

A failure in the Zorro PC will make the instrument unavailable until May ~5th.

COVID-19 Update

15 April 2021

The upward trend in Hawaii COVID case counts which began in early March and was noted in the last e-Newscast has unfortunately continued, but

Fast Turnaround Proposals

15 April 2021

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. The upcoming deadline is at 23:59 Hawai‘i Standard Time on 30

Virtual Gemini Science Meeting in August!

15 April 2021

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding the first on-line Gemini Science Meeting this August to bridge the gap to the

DECam: Looking Back, Looking Forward

15 April 2021

To celebrate 10 years of DECam operations, NOIRLab will hold an in-person community workshop in Tucson 12-14 September 2022. The workshop will highlight

Early use of the Rubin Science Platform for Data Preview 0

15 April 2021

The Rubin Observatory’s Data Preview 0 (DP0) will make simulated LSST-like data products available in the Rubin Science Platform (RSP) to up to 300

F2 temporarily not available

6 April 2021

On Sunday 4th a problem was found with the compressors, affecting the F2 vacuum. The instrument needs to be warmed-up to inspect the issue

April 2021 Call for Proposals

1 April 2021

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. Here, we give information specific to this proposal cycle. Please see the other