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This image shows the Gemini North Telescope on the evening of April 19th, 2005 during evening twilight. Featured on the foreground of the telescope is the laser guide star (LGS) clean-room (blue box with white door). The Gemini solid-state sodium laser is located in this box and shines up through a network of tubes and relay optics (also visible) where the beam is "launched" by optics located behind the secondary mirror.
50-second exposure of Gemini North under full moonlight. UH 88" Telescope can be see through right vent-gate.
A one-minute exposure of the interior of the Gemini North telescope by moonlight showing the 7story high telescope structure as well as the large wind vents for keeping the air inside the dome thermally stable.
Panoramic view of the interior of the Gemini North dome and telescope, with the vents opened during evening twilight.
Gemini North dome/enclosure with setting sun (to left) lighting up bottom half of telescope through thermal vents (fully open). The observing slit is partially open revealing the truss and top end of the telescope. Looking carefully above the "top-end" ring of the telescope (just left of center), the planet Venus can be seen.
Gemini North telescope structure with primary mirror installed and mirror covers open.
