Gemini Fast Turnaround: December 2023

We are pleased to announce the monthly Call for Proposals for the Gemini Fast Turnaround (FT) Program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31 December 2023. Proposals are being accepted for both Gemini North and South. For successful proposals this cycle, observations will be active in the queue February–April 2024. 

Please see the Call for Proposals for the detailed instrument availability. The schedule for 2024A is not yet available but at Gemini North we anticipate that GMOS-N and GNIRS will be available through the full period, while MAROON-X and ‘Alopeke are expected to be available for some portion of this period. We are also offering GNIRS in NGS mode with Altair. For Gemini South, we expect that Flamingos 2 and GMOS-S will be available throughout the cycle, while IGRINS and Zorro are expected to be available for some portion of this period. If you have any questions, please contact the FT team at fast.turnaround@gemini.edu.