Archive:

Interns at Gemini South Excel!

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. Marcel Dussert Marcel Dussert is a student of Information Systems and Management Control Engineering from the Universidad Católica del Norte in Coquimbo, Chile. Marcel is working […]

Shining a Light on Journey’s Master Educators

It’s all hands on deck for Journey Through the Universe (Journey) 2015!  This year is shaping up as another incredible year as astronomy educators from Hawai‘i (and around the world) prepare to share their enthusiasm and energy in East Hawai‘i classrooms. Master Educators Workshop A major component of the “Journey” program is supporting eduction in […]

NIFS Installed on Gemini North

NIFS Update The Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIFS) joined the suite of four instruments mounted on Gemini North last week. NIFS is available for nighttime operations through March 4th, after which the Near-Infrared Imager (NIRI) takes over the Instrument Support Structure’s up-looking port.

Updated Gemini IRAF Package Released!

Attention Gemini Users: A new version of the Gemini IRAF package (v1.13) is now available.  This release is required for processing GMOS-South Hamamatsu CCD data and includes configuration files and examples.  Please see Gemini’s Processing Software page for more information.

2015 Ellison Onizuka Science Day

1/24/15 Update! Pictures from Saturday’s event (click on images to see larger version):   This Saturday (January 24th) is the 15th anniversary of the Astronaut Onizuka Science Day at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. The event is free and open to the public and features displays by many of the island’s leaders in science […]