Gemini Scientist Leads Data Reduction Workshop Session Kathleen Labrie, a member of Gemini’s Science User Support Department, presented a hands-on tutorial of Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) imaging data reduction at the Observational Techniques Workshop hosted by the International Telescopes Support Office (ITSO) and the Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO). The workshop took place in early May at […]

Gemini Announces the Gen 4#3 Request for Proposals The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), on behalf of Gemini Observatory is soliciting proposals to design, fabricate, assemble, test, deliver, and commission the next facility class instrument, Gen 4#3. Gen 4#3 will be a wide-band medium-resolution spectrograph designed to take advantage of the […]

Weather Impacts GeMS Run Bad weather and poor seeing significantly impacted the recent run of the Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics Systems (GeMS) and the Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager (GSAOI). Unfortunately this prevented most of the planned observations from being completed. Only a small portion of data were obtained for the Large and Long Program […]

The Near-Infrared wide field imager and multi-object spectrometer FLAMINGOS-2 (F-2) will be upgraded with two medium-band filters that will split the 1.9-2.5 micron spectral range for sensitive imaging surveys of very red objects. The improvement is a result of an invitation to the Gemini’s partner community for small instrument upgrade projects. This initiative aims to establish annual proposal […]