Gemini South

 

Gemini South Name(s) Gemini South Status Operational Broad Science Goals Twin telescopes in both hemispheres provide participant members with access to the entire sky To provide the best image quality possible from the ground for telescopes of their size. To provide the cleanest possible (i.e., lowest possible emissivity) telescopes, for optimal infrared observing from the ground. The Gemini Observatory is a world-leader in wide-field adaptive optics assisted infrared imaging, and supports research in almost all areas of astronomy. Site Cerro Pachón, Chile Location Coordinates 30º14.5’S 70º44.8’W Altitude 2737 meters (8980 feet) Enclosure 46-meter rotating dome Type Optical/Infrared telescope Optical Design Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain Field of View Maximum 10 arcmin diameter on the bottom port, and 7 arcmin diameter on the side ports due to science fold mirror size.  Diameter: Primary M1 8.1 meters Material: Primary M1 Corning Ultra-Low Expansion (ULE) Glass Diameter: Secondary M2 1.0 meter Material: Secondary M2   Mount Alt-azimuth  First Light Date 2000 Adaptive Optics Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics System (GeMS) with FLAMINGOS-2 and the Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager (GSAOI) provides uniform, diffraction-limited image quality to arcminute-scale fields of view

                                       

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