In 2015B, we intend to fully merge the Fast
Turnaround proposals into our regular observing queue (so far, we’ve allocated only
dedicated nights), and offer it at Gemini
South as well.
point we’ll be ready to follow up with the call
to build the third instrument of the fourth
generation (Gen4#3) based on these studies.
See the article on page 17 of this issue for
more information on the GIFS details.
The 2015B Call for Proposals resulted in another pleasant surprise: GRACES — Gemini
North’s remote use of the Canada-FranceHawaii Telescope’s ESPaDOnS spectrograph
— was offered for the first time this year and
the demand was huge! The Canadian and
Brazilian communities requested GRACES
for over 30 a