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OT Release Notes: 2010B

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The first version of the 2010B OT was released on June 9, 2010. The most significant changes from the previous version (2010A) are summarized below:

Modified instrument components and iterators
- GMOS-N instrument component has the option to select either E2V (current) or Hamamatsu (planned upgrade) detectors
- GMOS gain/read mode selection has been combined in the static components
- Updates to the GMOS translation stage and ROI tabs
- Add new Y and Z filters to the GMOS-N filter list
User interaction and interface features
- Magnitudes for targets are now entered as value:bandpass pairs instead of in a simple text box. Magnitudes for guide stars are parsed from guide star queries where possible.
- Added UCAC3 guide star catalog query
- Updates to the OT library function
Bug fixes
- Browser queries saved correctly
- Improve the calculation of GMOS nod & shuffle detector offset based on the CCD Y binning

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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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