Thanks to Patrick Durrell for these very artistic High Dynamic Range (HDR) images of the Gemini North Telescope.  These were taken while filming for a Cosmoquest / Science on the Half Sphere time-lapse project in 2012.  All videos are freely available under a Creative Commons, Non-Comercial use 3.0 License. (Note: this image is not available […]

Gemini North is back to normal operations this week following a regularly scheduled yearly shutdown.  This shutdown offered a unique opportunity for many of Gemini’s science staff to see and experience the inner workings of the instruments they regularly use. Below are pictures and videos from this rare visit inside of Gemini. Click on the […]

Gemini’s quick-acting day crew responded earlier today to a (non-observatory) vehicle completely engulfed in flames adjacent to the Gemini North parking area on Mauna Kea – all Gemini vehicles were removed from the scene. Firefighter (and Gemini Safety Officer) John Vierra assured everyone’s safety and the vehicle eventually burned out.  No injuries were reported. Video & […]

  Working in a place as spectacularly beautiful at Mauna Kea, every now and then I get the chance to image something new.  In this case very new!  The thin sliver of a crescent moon was roughly 15 hours old when the Sun’s reflected photons excited my camera’s CCD.  Engrossed in setting up for the […]

Please enjoy and share this image of Gemini North obtained during the current COLOSSOS Large and Long program run. This image, taken by Gemini’s Joy Pollard shows the early twilight sky, with the crescent moon at right. Quiz: Can you identify the natural glow arching upward between Gemini North and the Moon in this image? […]