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13 Jan 2012 at 12:04pm
January 2012
Introduction
Gemini Observatory is embarked on a new round of instrumentation development, with an emphasis on creating as competitive as possible an instrument suite within the technical limitations of the telescopes and fiscal constraint of projected budgets. The Gemini High-resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOS; www.gemini.edu/node/11698) and Gemini Remote Access to CFHT ESPaDOnS Spectrograph (GRACES; www.gemini.edu/node/11355) are the first instruments under consideration in this new round. read more
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12 Jan 2012 at 6:53pm
The Gemini North Observing Database is back online. Please submit a Help Desk Ticket if you experience any problems.
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30 Dec 2011 at 3:38pm
A new version of the
Gemini IRAF package (v1.11) has been released. All users are encouraged
to upgrade to v1.11 of the Gemini IRAF package. Please see
the Gemini Data Processing Software page for more information.
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16 Dec 2011 at 12:12pm
The Gemini 2012A observing programs have now been announced. Successful PIs will have received email notification. Please check the schedules page for more information.
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15 Dec 2011 at 1:19pm
An updated version of the 2012A OT (2012A.1.1.2) is available for download or via the OT update feature. The update is optional but hightly recommended since it contains important bug fixes.
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2 Dec 2011 at 1:17pm
The Gemini Observatory observing databases will be offline for several hours on Wednesday November 30 while we perform quarterly software updates. Affected applications include the Observing Tool (OT) and the web report forms. The new 2012A OT should be available on Thursday December 1 and will be required for all subsequent fetch/store operations.
Please check this site for further announcements.
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1 Dec 2011 at 3:51pm
The Gemini observing databases are back online after the quarterly software update,
and the latest version of the Gemini Observing Tool (2012A.1.1.1) is now available for
download
or via updating an existing installation of the OT.
This update is required to communicate with the observing databases.
Note that a small update will be released next week, so those with site-wide installations may wish to wait until then to update to the 2012A version.
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16 Nov 2011 at 4:03pm
Gemini is pleased to announce the start of the
Conceptual Design process for the Gemini High-resolution Optical Spectrograph
(GHOS) - a proposed next-generation instrument for Gemini. Three very
strong teams are performing the Conceptual Design Studies, which are led by:
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18 Oct 2011 at 2:35pm
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31 Aug 2011 at 4:56pm
Gemini is now accepting proposals for observing time in Semester 2012A. The proposal deadline is September 30, 2011. A new version of the Phase I Tool (PIT) has been released to support proposal submissions.
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Gemini Observatory
The Gemini Observatory consists of twin 8-meter optical/infrared telescopes located on two of the best sites on our planet for observing the universe. Together these telescopes can access the entire sky.
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