A reflection of part the telescope structure and primary mirror can be seen in this image of the secondary mirror in the Gemini North observatory on the summit of Mauna Kea. Full Resolution TIF (35 MB) Medium Resolution JPG (108 KB) Gemini Observatory Image/Video Usage Policy

The Altair Laser Guide Star (LGS) system is now commissioned for use in science applications using Gemini-North's Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer (NIFS.)

The Gemini community has embarked on a broad, multi-faceted search for planets around other stars. The prospect of answering the age-old question of how common solar systems like our own are in the universe captured the imaginations of astronomers who attended the June 2003 Aspen meeting, where new capabilities for the Gemini telescopes were imagined.