1 Director’s Message
Markus Kissler-Patig
3 Probing Time Delays in a
Gravitationally Lensed Quasar
ON THE COVER:
A recent Flamingos-2 image of NGC 253’s core
region (as discussed in the Science Highlights
section, starting on page 7). The inset shows
the stellar supercluster identified as the
galaxy’s nucleus.
Keren Sharon
7 Science Highlights
Nancy A. Levenson
10 New Gemini Data Archive
Paul Hirst
13 News for Users
Gemini staff contributions
17 On the Horizon
Gemini staff contributions
20 Viaje al Universo
Maria-Antonieta García
23 Peculiar Galaxy Collision
Is a Winner!
Richard McDermid
GeminiFocus January 2016
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