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Mauna Kea
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The Gemini Project Who: An international partnership of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Australia. Canada’s share is 15%.
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The Gemini Project What: Two high performance, 8-meter aperture optical/infrared telescopes
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The Gemini Project Where: Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and Cerro Pachon, Chile When: –Gemini North official opening: 1999 –Gemini South official opening 2002
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The Gemini Project Why: To exploit the best natural observing conditions to undertake a broad range of astronomical research programs within the national communities of the partner countries.
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Mauna Kea Mauna Kea, Hawaii CFHT Gemini JCMT
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Gemini dome - day
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Dome with vent gates open
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Enclosure Design Features –Adjustable venting for wind flow control. –Daytime air conditioning. –Built by a BC company.
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8m Cassegrain Telescope
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Primary Mirror 8m diameter, 20 cm thick, weighs 22 tons
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Active Optics Computer Controlled Actuators
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Telescope Design Features Instrument Support Structure
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Altair instrument support system
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Altair: Adaptive Optics on Gemini North
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Ao animation
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Altair mirrors
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Deformable mirror animation
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M13
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Gemini N/Hokupa’a-Quirc (U of H/NSF) IR imaging of the Galactic Center region 40”x 40” mosaic; J, H, K composite Non AO corrected AO corrected
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Science with GMOS 1868 galaxies in the 5.5’x5.5’ field
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Up to hundreds of simultaneous spectra
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Perfect spiral The “perfect” spiral (M74) with GMOS
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Trifid nebula The Trifid Nebula
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Dome at moonset
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Dome + startrails
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Mauna Kea shadow
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Sunset from Mauna Kea
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Inside structure + stars
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Inside dome fisheye view
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