The full moon rises over Gemini on the left and break lights from a passing car bathe the Canada France Hawaii Telescope in red light in this fish eye view from outside the observatories on Mauna Kea. In the distance you can just make out the forms of the Keck Observatory domes as well as the Subaru Observatory of Japan and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.

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Clouds over Maunakea at the Gemini North Observatory in Hawaii.

Gemini North as seen from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea in February 2005. Note: This is not a Gemini Image, please contact us to obtain permission information on this image.