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Kamehameha School Students “Shadow” at Gemini

Kamehameha School Students “Shadow” two Gemini staff members Shadowing is an excellent way for students to experience a day-in-the-life of someone who is doing their dream job. Recently 5 students from Kamehameha Schools Big Island campus participated in this experience in the areas of mechanical engineering and software design. Gemini engineer Chas Cavedoni and software engineer […]

Gemini South Intern Jorge Quinteros

Gemini South Intern Profiles You might say it’s “Intern Season” at Gemini South where a total of 4 students are currently kicking off their 2015 internships. Watch this blog from more updates. Jorge Quinteros Gemini South Intern Jorge Quinteros is a civil engineering and computational science student from the University of Chile.  His work at Gemini uses Hierarchical […]

A Research Jamboree!

Astronomical Research Presentations Here’s the challenge… In two minutes (or less) explain your (often very complex) research topic to a group of your peers. Sound difficult? Well maybe, but that didn’t stop the astronomers who live and work on the Big Island of Hawai‘i from presenting at the first Hilo Research Jamboree.  A wide-range of […]

Journey Through the Universe 2015!

Welcome to the second decade of Journey through the Universe Journey though the Universe “Journey” is Gemini North’s flagship outreach program bringing local Astronomy educators and others from around the country to Hilo classrooms.  The events range from master educator workshops, to the free family science day at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Education Center, and astronomer visits to […]

When the Data Observes You!

A Facial Optical Illusion *The exposure time was set to be long enough to bring out the faint details of the nebula and as a result the illuminating star was overexposed, producing this odd effect. -Tom Geballe, Gemini Astronomer Humans have a long history of ‘seeing’ familiar objects in photographs taken of unfamiliar landscapes. Examples like […]