Science Operations Announcements

Gemini South Observing Database Offline May 23

May 21st, 2012

Gemini South will be upgrading network hardware on the morning of Wednesday May 23, and as a result the Observing Database will be offline for several hours starting at approximately 9:00am CLT. During this time it will not be possible to fetch/store programs or upload files with the Observing Tool. Please check this site for further announcements.

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Gemini North Observing Database Online

April 26th, 2012

The network hardware upgrade at Gemini North is complete and the Observing Database is now back online. Please submit a Help Desk ticket if you encounter any problems: http://helpdesk.gemini.edu

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Gemini North Observing Database Offline April 26

April 25th, 2012

Gemini North will be upgrading network hardware on the morning of Thursday April 26, and as a result the Observing Database will be offline for several hours starting at approximately 9:45am HST. During this time it will not be possible to fetch/store programs or upload files with the Observing Tool. Please check this site for further announcements.

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2012B Observing Tool development plans

April 13th, 2012

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Updated version of the Gemini IRAF package released (v1.11.1)

March 28th, 2012

An updated version of the Gemini IRAF package (v1.11.1) has been released. All users are encouraged to upgrade to v1.11.1 of the Gemini IRAF package. Please see the Gemini Data Processing Software page for more information.

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Call for GeMS+GSAOI community commissioning targets

March 21st, 2012

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2012B PIT (new generation) released

March 9th, 2012

The 2012B Phase I Tool (PIT) has been released as part of the 2012B call for proposals. This is a completely new PIT with the following major changes:

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2012B Call for proposals announced

March 1st, 2012

Gemini is now accepting proposals for observing time in Semester 2012B. The submission deadline is THURSDAY/FRIDAY MARCH 29/30 2012 (the exact deadline varies with partner). The 2012B PIT is entirely new and improved and users are encouraged to get familiar with the new Tool well ahead of the proposal submission deadline.

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Observing databases offline March 1

March 8th, 2012

The Gemini Observatory observing databases will be offline for about 1 hour on Thursday March 1 while we perform quarterly software updates. During this time Observing Tool fetch/store and file transfers will be unavailable and web report forms will be offline. Please check this site for further announcements.

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FLAMINGOS-2 Lens Failure

February 23rd, 2012

The large collimator lens in FLAMINGOS-2 has been found to be cracked. We are in the process of identifying the causes of the fracture, purchasing a new lens, and implementing a replacement solution that avoids these problems in the future. Unfortunately, this process will take several months. See the FLAMINGOS-2 status and availability page for the most current information.

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