Gemini News Archive
Chilean StarTeachers Bring The Universe Into Hawai`i Classrooms
Web Feature | 2003 October 29
The Gabriela Mistral Medal for excellence in education has been awarded outside of Chile for the first time to Gemini Observatory in celebration of its outstanding efforts in international astronomy education through the StarTeachers exchange program.
Gemini South's Secondary Mirror Sports Shiny Silver Coat
Web Feature | 2003 October 22
The Gemini Observatory recently successful coated the secondary mirror on Gemini South with silver.
Gemini South + FLAMINGOS Find Distant Quasar SDSS J0836+0054 to be Surprisingly Red and Dusty
Web Feature | 2003 October 2
A team of astronomers used the visiting instrument FLAMINGOS, a multi-object near infrared spectrograph at Gemini South, to study the high redshift quasar SDSS J083643.85+005453.3 (SDSS J0836+0054).
Galaxies Under the Cosmic Microscope: a GMOS-North Study of the Lensed Galaxy #289 in A 2218
Web Feature | 2003 September 2
An international team used GMOS-IFU on Gemini North to exploit the rich galaxy cluster A 2218. They used A 2218 as a magnifying glass to observe distant background galaxies at a comparable level of detail to galaxies at redshift z ~ 0.1.
PHOENIX on Gemini South Reveals Clues about the Origin of Fluorine
Web Feature | 2003 August 19
PHOENIX was used to sample multiple stellar atmospheres and has revealed tantalizing clues that neutrino interaction during the supernovae explosion of massive stars is involved in the genesis of fluorine.
Near-Infrared Images Reveal Structure in Jupiter's Cloudy Atmosphere
Web Feature | 2003 August 6
High spatial resolution NIRI images taken in the 1.69-micron methane absorption band expose the detailed structure and varying chemistry of the clouds high in the Jovian atmosphere.
MICHELLE Peers at the Dust and Gas of the Planetary Nebula NGC 7027
Web Feature | 2003 July 23
As a part of commissioning and engineering runs at the Frederick C. Gillett Gemini North Telescope in June and July 2003, the mid-infrared imager and spectrograph MICHELLE was used to image the young planetary nebula NGC 7027.
Looking Sharp: Images from New Gemini Spectrograph Rival View from Space
Press Release | 2003 June 30
Among the images and spectra acquired during recent commissioning of the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini South Telescope, one image is particularly compelling - the Hickson Compact Group 87 (HCG87).
Gemini South Mid-Infrared Imager T-ReCS Glimpses Dry Ice Frost on Mars
Web Feature | 2003 June 17
T-ReCS on Gemini South was used to obtain an image of Mars using a spectral filter centered at a wavelength of 12.8 microns. The image was made on 2003 June 4.
New Gemini Images Exemplify the Power of Adaptive Optics
Press Release | 2003 June 2
A razor-sharp image was released today revealing new details at the heart of a famous star cluster M-13, taken with adaptive optics system Altair on Gemini North.
Gemini Newsletter #26 Released
Web Feature | 2003 May 27
OSCIR Probes Heated Dust in the Active Galactic Nucleus of the Spiral Galaxy NGC 4151
Web Feature | 2003 May 12
Astronomers used the mid-infrared camera OSCIR mounted on Gemini North to observe the nuclear region of NGC 4151 at the wavelengths of 10.8 and 18.2 microns.
NIRI Catches the Infrared Glow of a Major Neutron Star Outburst
Web Feature | 2003 April 29
Gemini's Near-Infrared Imager, NIRI, was trained on the magnetar 1E 2259+586 shortly after X-ray bursts were detected in June of 2002.
Gemini South Tracks Optical Microflares Around Black Hole in Binary System
Web Feature | 2003 April 15
Astronomers have embarked on a study of aperiodic optical variability of SXTs, using the Acquisition Camera on the Gemini South telescope, in order to explore the source of the microflares on short timescales.
Gemini North and Keck Probe Saturn's Moon Titan from Clouds to Icy Highlands
Web Feature | 2003 April 2
Henry Roe and collaborators used adaptive optics to study Titan's clouds and the observations have revealed that the southern hemisphere shows more cloud activity than the northern hemisphere.
Gemini South Staff Moves Into New Base Facility in Chile
Web Feature | 2003 March 25
In late February/early March, staff members completely moved into the new Gemini South Southern Base Facility in La Serena, Chile.
Gemini's Near-Infrared Imager Images Over 120,000 Stars in the Nearby Galaxy M33
Web Feature | 2003 February 26
The Gemini Near-infrared Imager (NIRI) has been working reliably and delivering excellent images at wavelengths between 1 and 5 microns.
Gemini Images Tightest Known Orbiting Brown Dwarf-Star Pair
Web Feature | 2003 February 12
The tightest orbiting brown dwarf companion ever seen has been discovered orbiting the low mass star LHS 2397a, using adaptive optics on Gemini North.
Gemini Announces Selection of Six "StarTeachers"
Web Feature | 2003 January 28
The three Big Island StarTeachers selected are Kristen Luning of Keaau High School; Alicia Hui of Haili Christian School; and Christine Copes of Waiakea Elementary School. The three Chilean teachers are Carmen Luz Briones, Viviana Calderon and Jenny Opazo.
Tragic Fire Destroys Most of Australia's Mount Stromlo Observatory
Web Feature | 2003 January 21
Violent bush fires ravaging Canberra destroyed most of the facilities at the Stromlo Observatory including Gemini's Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrograph.
