Science Operations Announcements

Observing databases offline June 4

May 30th, 2014

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.

2014A Observing Tool update released

March 5th, 2014

An updated to the 2014A Observing Tool (2014A.1.2.10) has been released and is available from the downloads site. This is an optional but recommended update.  This version fixes several bugs and improves performance and stability, especially when working with large programs and multiple science program editors. Be sure to sync local changes or save programs to XML before updating. You will have to reenter authentication keys.

Observing databases offline March 4

March 3rd, 2014

The Gemini observing databases will be offline for ~1 hour on Tuesday March 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. An updated 2014A Observing Tool will be available on Wednesday March 5. This will be an optional update, recommended for users who have large programs or who work with multiple programs simultaneously. Please check this site for further announcements.

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