This view of the Gemini South Telescope shows the entire mountaintop facility on Cerro Pachón in Chile. The telescope is located at an elevation of 8895 or 2737 meters and snow can be seen on the mountain as well as on the distant peaks. 

This view of the Gemini South Telescope shows the open dome with the telescope visible through the three story high vents. This late twilight shot also shows the crescent moon in the western evening sky.

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This image of Gemini South at sunset shows one vent gate open and the observing slit open for a night of observations. The image was obtained in late 2001 by Geminis Chris Carter on 35mm film using a Nikon F5.

This time exposure image shows the Gemini South Telescope under a dark night sky with the stars around the South Celestial Pole circling overhead. The work lights were on for calibrations allowing for this rare nighttime shot with interior lights on.

This time exposure shows the stars of the South Celestial Pole circling over Gemini South with the Large Magellanic Cloud visible as a faint smudge at the upper left. Motion of the Gemini Enclosure (dome) is also visible during the course of this 45 minute exposure.

A view of the mirror and telescope structure through the vents of Gemini South.

Stars surrounding the South Celestial Pole appear to spin over the Gemini South dome in this digital star trail image. Images obtained every minute for a period of about 4.5 hours were stacked in Photoshop to create this image. 

Gemini South showing the rising Gibbous Moon over the Chilean Andes. September 2000.