Community Involvement

The Gemini Observatory, the Hawaii Department of Education North Hilo/Laupahoehoe/Waiakea Complex, Imiloa and the observatories on Mauna Kea would like to extend a sincere thank you to the following organizations and individuals for their generous donations of funding, space, time and donations.

GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE
BUSINESS-EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HAWAII ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BANK OF HAWAII
HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
NEW WEST BROADCASTING CORPORATION
HAWAII ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
MAUNA KEA OBSERVATORIES OUTREACH COMMITTEE
ROTARY CLUB OF HILO BAY
DOMINOS PIZZA
BIG ISLAND TOYOTA
BORDERS
Richard J. Valcourt

The success of the Journey through the Universe program is largely dependent on our donors, and we appreciate their invaluable contributions.

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.

Last Modified: September 23, 2009, jeckersley

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