Rachel Mason
Gemini’s Fast Turnaround
Program: It’s About Time
Gemini’s Fast Turnaround program is intended to greatly decrease
the time from having an idea to acquiring the supporting data. The
program combines frequent proposal submission opportunities,
rapid review, and fast preparation and execution of observations.
A pilot program is now gearing up to launch at Gemini North in
January 2015.
As any observational astronomer knows, the path from having that outstanding idea to
publishing the breakthrough paper is not necessarily