The beautiful star-filled Mauna Kea sky with the moon seen through the vent gates. The primary mirror (M1) reflects the interior of the dome. High resolution (up to 4k x 4k) time-lapse frames are available from Gemini Observatory for use in planetarium programs. For details please contact: Peter Michaud.
In this fisheye image, Gemini North is visible in moon light as it uses the Laser Guide Star system.
A 180-degree fisheye view of the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i lit by moonlight and the red glow of a passing automobile’s taillights shining through the wind-vent gates. At the top of the 7-story high telescope structure the laser guide star (LGS) can be seen propagating into the sky where it creates an artificial star used by an adaptive optics system to correct for distortions caused by turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Clouds over Maunakea at the Gemini North Observatory in Hawaii.
High resolution (up to 4k x 4k) time-lapse frames are available from Gemini Observatory for use in planetarium programs.
High resolution (up to 4k x 4k) time-lapse frames are available from Gemini Observatory for use in planetarium programs. For details please contact: Kirk Pu'uohau-Pummill Full Resolution TIF (31.7 MB) Medium Resolution JPG (224 KB) Gemini Observatory Image/Video Usage Policy
