Science Operations
General Announcements
Observing With Gemini
- Calls for Proposals
- 2020B (Open) | 2020A (Closed)
- Observing Modes
- Links to information regarding queue, large & long programs, target of opportunity, classical, director's discretionary and poor weather observing time, as well as Gemini's newest mode, Fast Turnaround Programs.
- Note that one can send proposals at any time for:
Fast Turnaround | Poor Weather | Director's Discretionary - Phase I
- Overview of the proposal process and links to the Gemini Phase I Tool (PIT)
NEW! Updated PIT tutorial. - Phase II
- For principal investigators with accepted programs. Instructions and tutorials for defining observations with the Observing Tool (OT)
- Current Instrument Configurations
- Instruments on Gemini North and Instruments on Gemini South.
- Nightlog Summaries (from 2015A)
- GN | GS
- Future Operations Development
Visiting Gemini
- Visitor's Guides
- Instructions for visitors to Gemini North and Gemini South
- Feedback Forms
- For classical and queue observers
- Bring One, Get One
- Gemini's student observer support program.
Instruments
- Current Gemini Instruments
- Gemini North: Altair | GMOS-North | GNIRS | NIFS | NIRI GRACES
- Gemini South: FLAMINGOS-2 | GeMS | GMOS-South | GPI | GSAOI
- Integration Time Calculators
- Calculate exposure times for Gemini instruments
- Future Instrumentation at Gemini
- Description of current instrument development and processes used to plan new instruments
Telescopes and Sites
- Weather
- Weather conditions at Gemini North and South
- Observing Condition Constraints
- Guidelines on Image Quality (IQ), Cloud Cover (CC), Water Vapor (WV), and Sky Background (SB)
Data and Results
- Gemini Observatory Archive
- Fully released in December 2015, the GOA is now the primary conduit to obtain Gemini data.
- Gemini IRAF Packages
- Updates on current IRAF packages, important announcements, and downloads
- Gemini Publications
- Science publications written by Gemini users and staff.
- Data Reduction Portal hosted by US NGO
- Discussion of and links to data reduction procedures for all current Gemini instruments.
- Data Reduction User Forum
- User-supported location for trading ideas, scripts and best practices, and taking part in user-driven public discussions of data reduction processes and strategies.
