Students Transform Gemini Data Into Beautiful Images

Kapolei High School student Nicholas Arsenault created this stunning image of an interacting galaxy from Gemini data.

Live From Gemini – Oahu

Live from Gemini is a video field trip where students visit the Gemini control rooms and learn about humanity’s exploration of the universe. In this “special edition” of the program, co-sponsored by the Hawai‘i State Department of Education, students from Honolulu’s Kapolei High School used real Gemini data to create beautiful astronomical images (see above). The virtual visit to the Gemini North Base Facility control room also included a visit with Dr. Travis Rector at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Dr. Rector specializes in making stunning images from Gemini data and mentored the students while creating their images.

Teachers, if you would like to take your class on a virtual field trip to Gemini please visit: http://bit.ly/1u9huM9

Gemini Outreach Manager Peter Michaud chats from the Gemini North Control Room with Oahu students and Travis Rector in Alaska.

Video chat with Dr. Travis Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage  (excerpt)

Video chat with Adam Smith, Gemini Observatory (excerpt)