Telescope Operations Restored After Cybersecurity Incident at NSF’s NOIRLab
October 3rd, 2023
Gemini North and Gemini South are taking science data
General Announcements
2024A Gemini Observatory Call for Proposals and GHOST Shared-Risk Call for Proposals Released
September 6th, 2023
The 2024A Gemini Observatory Call for Proposals has been released. Proposals are being accepted for observations from 1 February to 31 July 2024. Gemini North and Gemini South are expected to have 161 and 151 nights available for science, respectively. A new version of the Phase I Tool (PIT) has been released to support proposal submissions. Please note that all Gemini proposals requesting time from the United States, Canada, Brazil or Argentina must be anonymized.
23B Programs and Schedule Announced!
June 15th, 2023
Gemini 2023B observing programs and schedule have been announced!
Notification emails were sent to successful PIs on June 15, 2023. Please check the schedules page for more information.
Note that the latest version of the Observing Tool is required to access and update 2023B programs.
Image: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Paredes
Cybersecurity incident at NSF’s NOIRLab
January 23rd, 2023
Cybersecurity incident at NSF’s NOIRLab
Astronomical observations at the International Gemini Observatory suspended
1 August 2023
22B Programs and Schedule Announced!
June 15th, 2022
Gemini 2022B observing programs and schedule have been announced!
Notification emails were sent to successful PIs on June 15, 2022. Please check the schedules page for more information.
Note that the latest version of the Observing Tool is required to access and update 2022B programs.
Image: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Paredes
New Gemini Observatory Agreement Signed
January 4th, 2022
Multinational agreement extends operations of the international Gemini Observatory through 2027.
Gemini at the Jan 2022 AAS 239
December 17th, 2021
Once again this year, we will be offering personalized help at the NOIRLab booth in the National Science Foundation pavilion (#507) in the Exhibit Hall of the 239th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Salt Lake City, Utah. If you have Gemini data, an active observing program, or even a vague idea of a project, you can visit the booth any time during Exhibit Hall hours to chat with our staff!
2022A Programs and Schedule Announced
December 16th, 2021
Gemini 2022A observing programs and schedule have been announced. Notification emails were sent to successful PIs on 16 December 2021. Please check the schedules page for more information. Note that the latest version of the Observing Tool is required to access and update 2022A programs.
Gemini Observatory/AURA image by Joy Pollard
Virtual Gemini Science Meeting August 23-26, 2021
April 15th, 2021
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding the first on-line Gemini Science Meeting this August to bridge the gap to the in-person Gemini Science Meeting in Seoul, which has now been postponed to August 2022.
You can now visit the meeting page on the NOIRLab site.
New White Paper on Best Practices for Multi-Institution Astronomy Communication
January 13th, 2021
Scientists and science communication professionals from a collection of institutes, including NSF, NSF’s NOIRLab, NASA, AURA, and various European observatories, have published a white paper detailing best practices for science communication on behalf of large, multi-institutional collaborations.