Figure 1.
Representatives of the
Gemini community
assembled at the
triennial Future and
Science of Gemini
Observatory users’
meeting in Toronto,
Canada. Over 130
participants attended
the meeting.
Meanwhile, in the north, the Thirty Meter
Telescope (TMT) will begin leading astronomical research on Maunakea with operations expected to start in the early 2020s (see
comments below). Finally, the James Webb
Space Telescope (JWST) will be operating
for a large fraction of the decade once it is
launched in 2018. All this represents an exciting landscape and opportunity for Gemini to
further unfold our two major strengths: flexibility and complementarity.
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GeminiFocus
Here and Now
Gemini continues to broaden the possibilities for our users when applying for observing time. For instance, we just concluded the
second round of Large and Long programs,
which were oversubscribed by a factor of
over seven. We are very happy with the high
demand and will consider expanding the
size of this scheme in the future. In addition,
the Fast Turnaround program has been running steadily and smoothly since January.
July 2015