The Gemini North observing database will be offline on September 24 from 9:45 am - 12:00 pm HST while we perform network maintenance. During this time the following services will be unavailable:

• Phase I Tool guide star probability queries
• CADC program key validation (Gemini North programs only)
• Observing Tool synchronizations, file transfers, and non-sidereal target queries (Gemini North programs only)

Please check this site for further announcements.

UPDATE Sep 17 @ 4:00pm - the Gemini North Observing Database is back online. Please file a Help Desk ticket if you encounter any problems.

UPDATE Sep 17 @ 8:30am - the new hardware has been installed and we are working with the vendor to resolve network issues. We are hopeful that the GN ODB will be back online later today.

UPDATE Sep 16 @ 8:15am - work is ongoing, and we are still offline. Will post an update when we have more details.

The Gemini North Observing Database will be offline for ~2 hours for emergency hardware maintenance starting at 9:30 am HST. During this time Observing Tool synchronizations and file transfers will be unavailable. Please check this site for further announcements.

The Gemini South Observing Database will be offline for several hours on August 6 for hardware maintenance. During this time Observing Tool synchronizations and file transfers will be unavailable and web report forms will be offline.

The Gemini observing databases will be offline for several hours on Wednesday June 4 while we perform quarterly software updates. During this time Observing Tool access and file transfers will be unavailable and web report forms will be offline. The new 2014B Observing Tool will be available on Thursday June 5 and will be required to access the observing databases. Please check this site for further announcements.

The Gemini observing databases will be offline for about an hour for operating system maintanence during the morning of April 16 at each site. During this period you will not be able to sync or access file attachments with the Observing Tool (OT). OTs will reconnect with the ODBs as soon as they are back online.