OT 2008B Release Notes

The 2008B version of the Observing Tool was publicly released on 13 June 2008. The most significant changes from the previous public release (Tabano) are summarized below:

Modified instrument components and iterators
- NICI: various component and UI updates, general Phase II checks activated
- A new NICI offset iterator has been added to support FPMW offsets that are constrained along an arc
- Updated Michelle Phase 2 checking rules
User interaction and user interface features
- New target and guide star copy/paste/duplication feature in the target component
- Updated and standardized user interface for the target component and offset iterators
- Guide star queries updated to support new query result formats
- New "In Review" observation status to prevent changes to observations while NGO contacts are in the review process
- Fixed a bug in the entry of proper motions
- Fixed program information is no longer user-editable
- Improved program administration dialog (for Gemini staff use only)

Gemini Observatory Participants

Gemini's mission is to advance our knowledge of the Universe by providing the international Gemini Community with forefront access to the entire sky.

The Gemini Observatory is an international collaboration with two identical 8-meter telescopes. The Frederick C. Gillett Gemini Telescope is located on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i (Gemini North) and the other telescope on Cerro Pachón in central Chile (Gemini South); together the twin telescopes provide full coverage over both hemispheres of the sky. The telescopes incorporate technologies that allow large, relatively thin mirrors, under active control, to collect and focus both visible and infrared radiation from space.

The Gemini Observatory provides the astronomical communities in six participant countries with state-of-the-art astronomical facilities that allocate observing time in proportion to each country's contribution. In addition to financial support, each country also contributes significant scientific and technical resources. The national research agencies that form the Gemini partnership include: the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the Canadian National Research Council (NRC), the Chilean Comisión Nacional de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnológica (CONICYT), the Brazilian Ministério da Ciência, the Argentinean Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva, Tecnologia e Inovação and the Korea Astronomy and Space Institute (KASI). The observatory is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with the NSF. The NSF also serves as the executive agency for the international partnership.

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OT 2008B Release Notes