Capability Summary

• Total wavelength range = 0.9−2.5 µm

Imaging (Read more)

• 6’ round field of view
• 0.18"/pixel spatial sampling
• broadband imaging filters

Spectroscopy (Read more)

• Resolutions
  • 1000−3000 for 0.36" slit
• Modes
  • Single Longslit
    • Slit lengths of 4.4’
    • Simultaneous coverage = 200−1200 nm bandwidth, depending on grism/filter combination
  • Multi-Object Spectroscopy
    • Using 6’x2’ masks
    • Simultaneous coverage = 200−1200 nm bandwidth, depending on grism/filter combination

Guiding Options

• F2 On-Instrument Wavefront Sensor (OIWFS)
• Peripheral Wavefront Sensor 2 (PWFS2)

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FLAMINGOS-2 was originally built by the University of Florida Astronomy Department and delivered to Gemini in July 2009, where it underwent a series of refurbishments and commissioning runs. It has been in regular queue operation mode since semester 2013B.