OCTOCAM Conceptual Design Review Completed

OCTOCAM Conceptual Design Review team and staff take a break for a group photo! Photo by Joy Pollard.

In early August, Gemini hosted a successful Conceptual Design Review for the OCTOCAM instrument. OCTOCAM will be an 8-channel optical to infrared imager and spectrograph with rapid response and high time-resolution capability, planned for Gemini South in 2023. The Gemini staff and the external review committee congratulated the team for its performance during the Conceptual Design Stage and offered additional suggestions to further support the team and the OCTOCAM instrument. Although the final review report is not yet complete, we expect the team to continue to the next design stage quickly, with a planned stage kickoff meeting in September, held in San Antonio Texas, home of the primary contractor, the Southwest Research Institute.