GeminiFocus April 2017 | Page 35

Gemini staff celebrate the full implementation of Base Facility Operations (BFO) in early 2017. The image above shows a cake that includes the names of all staff who worked to make BFO a reality at both sites. The Gemini Observatory is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation on behalf of the Gemini Partnership. Gemini Observatory 670 N. A‘ohoku Place Hilo, HI 96720, USA United States Canada Brazil Argentina Chile