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Patches have been made available
for both 1.7 and 1.8 versions of the Gemini package to correct
a bug in GSFLAT.
09/22/2005 11:51 AM
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The NICI Planet Search Campaign
Call for Proposals (including the Request for Proposals and
Statement of Work (MOU) documents) has been released. The
deadline is 7 November 2005.
09/15/2005
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We have recently implemented the
first version of PI electronic data distribution via the
Gemini Science Archive. From this semester this mechanism
replaces data distribution via hard-media.
09/09/2005 10:31 PM
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Web pages describing the bHROS
(high-resolution optical spectrograph) capabilities,
performance and an interactive echellogram applet are
available.
09/09/2005 10:29 PM
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The Call for Proposals for semester
2006A has been released. New capabilities include bHROS and
the Altair field lens. A new version of PIT is available.
09/01/2005 11:39 PM
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A list of respondents to the NICI
Campaign Science call for Letters of Interest and more
information on team formation and the upcoming Call for
Proposals are available.
09/01/2005 02:37
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Estimated acquisition and observing
overheads for GMOS have been updated.
08/31/2005 12:54 PM
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Spectroscopy mode calculations
using the Michelle Integration Time Calculator have been
re-enabled.
08/17/2005 05:24 PM
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A number of new pages have been
added describing the Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager
(NICI). More infomation on performance estimates will be
available closer to the Campaign Science Call for Proposals.
08/17/2005 05:22 PM
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The Observing Tool library of
example configurations and sequences for GNIRS has been
updated and made available for download from teh Observing
Database using the OT. Help pages have also been updated.
08/17/2005 05:20 PM
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We have discovered the latest OT
release (Palote 3.1) is not compatible with Fedora Core 4 Line
distribution. This issue and a workaround have been posted to
the OT bugs page.
06/29/2005 02:52 PM
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Recommended calibrations for GNIRS
have been updated following replacement of the Kr lamp with
Xe, and expanded to other camera/grating combinations.
06/23/2005 11:46 PM
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Instructions for the Phase II
process including deadlines, database access to 'skeleton'
proposals and other late-breaking information for 2005B
observation preparations.
06/16/2005 10:52
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The results of the 2005B ITAC are
now available, listing the approved queue and classical
programs. PIs will be contacted shortly with Phase II
instructions. Feedback on successful and unsuccessful
proposals will be via the National Gemini Offices as normal.
06/15/2005 10:14 AM
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A new release of the Gemini IRAF
package is now available.
05/03/2005 09:56
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A special Call for Proposals for
observations of the Deep Impact event of Comet Tempel 1 has
been released.
03/21/2005 10:36 AM
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Two issues with T-ReCS optical
performance are described: red leaks in Si-3 and Si-4 filters,
and new plate scale measurement with Qb filter.
03/21/2005 10:28 AM
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Call for Proposals for semester
2005B now available. Proposal deadlines are March 31 / April
1.
03/03/2005 08:47 PM
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The Krypton arc lamp in Gemini
South GCAL has been replaced with Xenon to provide more
calibration lines, especiallly for GNIRS working at R=18,000.
For the time being, the OT still shows Kr which should be
selected to use Xe.
03/03/2005 11:09
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The GMOS North, NIRI (including
altair) and Michelle ITCs now default to the current silver
primary and secondary mirror coatings. The various sensitivity
table web pages still report values for aluminium (a caution
has been added) and will be updated shortly.
03/03/2005 11:07 AM
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Older science operations news items
from this RSS feed have been archived and are available on
this HTML page.
03/03/2005 08:37 AM
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Spectral flats taken before 27 Feb
2005 were saturated.
02/28/2005 08:52
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H-alpha, H-alpha continuum and
[SII] filters available for GMOS South
02/28/2005 08:45 PM
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2005A classical schedules for GN
and GS updated (one change at each)
02/11/2005 09:51 AM
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Clarification of which flats will
be taken in imaging and spectroscopic modes
02/11/2005 09:35 AM
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Time accounting updated for 04B
(and 04A rollover)
01/27/2005 03:41
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A search tool is available again
for the Science Operations pages (and for the whole Gemini
site).
01/19/2005 08:54 AM
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The Phase I Tool (PIT) and
Observing Tool (OT) both assume that units of RA are hr.
Values greater than 24 are 'unwapped' e.g. an RA of 243.7
(intended to be in degrees) is interpreted as an RA of 3.7hr.
01/11/2005 12:07 PM
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New instructions and guidelines for
Gemini South visiting observers are available.
01/06/2005 04:49 PM
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Rapid ToO programs, those requiring
activation by PI, use new features of the OT. The relevant
Band 1 programs are listed.
12/26/2004 08:13
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Recommended exposure times for
science and telluric standard star observations, and GCAL
calibrations (arcs, flat fields) have been updated and
expanded.
12/23/2004 03:46 PM
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Full semester schedules showing
nominal instrument blocks for semester 2005A are available.
12/22/2004 02:44 PM
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Time accounting for GMOS
North/South and T-ReCS programs updated for 04B (and 04A
rollover)
12/22/2004 02:40 PM
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Wavelength ranges of some NIRI
grisms have been updated following more precise measurement.
12/21/2004 02:24 PM
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The table for specifying
calibrations is now common to both GMOS North and South
following upgrade of the Gemini South calibration unit.
12/21/2004 02:18 PM
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Instructions for the Phase II
process including deadlines, database access to 'skeleton'
proposals and other late-breaking information for 2005A
observation preparations.
12/08/2004 02:13
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Results of the 2005A proposal
process are available as the Gemini North and South queues and
classical schedules
12/08/2004 02:10
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A new version of the Gemini IRAF
package has been released. Primary revisions:
- Package compatible with IRAF V2.12.2a
- New package for GNIRS data
- Reorganization of the NIRI package
- Support for mid-IR spectroscopy data reduction (Michelle
and T-ReCS)
- New MEF handling library
- New logging tools, GEMLOG
- More new tasks
- More new functionalities/parameters
- Bug fixes
10/25/2004 11:02 AM
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