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- Date: 23 Sep 2014
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- Categories: For Everyone, Human Interest
Each year, since 2011, the Gemini STARS program recognizes one staff-member from each site (Hawai‘i and Chile) who exemplify Gemini’s Working Culture in an outstanding manner. Awardees are nominated by their fellow co-workers based on these standards: Striving for personal and institutional growth Treating others as we want to be treated Acting with integrity in […]
- Date: 11 Sep 2014
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- Categories: For Everyone, Operations News
This week Gemini North began a regularly scheduled shutdown. This annual engineering shutdown allows time to perform maintenance and repairs on the telescope and all of its systems. Specific work will include maintenance and improvements of the Acquisition and Guiding module, the Cassegrain wrap, and other instruments; the information systems group will also upgrade the […]
- Date: 9 Sep 2014
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- Categories: Operations News
The first dataset from the Gemini Frontier Fields is now available to our user community. This strong lensing galaxy cluster is now also available in the near-infrared Ks-band at exceptionally high spatial resolution using the Gemini South multi-conjugate adaptive optics system. Click through for more information: Gemini Frontier Field: First Data Now Available.
- Date: 8 Sep 2014
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- Categories: Job Openings, Operations News
The Gemini Observatory is a partnership of six countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile and the United States. Forefront astronomical research is carried out with 8-m optical/infrared telescopes in Hawaii and Chile (see www.gemini.edu). Gemini has an opening for one Science Fellow at each telescope – Gemini North, Hilo, Hawaii, and Gemini South, La Serena, […]
- Date: 4 Sep 2014
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- Categories: Images/Videos
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 & […]
