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Science info from NSF NOIRLab: the U.S. national center for ground-based, nighttime optical & infrared astronomy. Main channel is at @NOIRLabAstro
Joined March 2023
Check out our AAS 247 splinter session “Gemini in the LSST Era” on Jan 7! We’ll showcase SCORPIO@GeminiObs, rapid-response tools (GPP, GOATS), DRAGONS upgrades, and LSST alert coordination. Perfect timing for Cycle 2026B planning, come chat with us at the @NOIRLabAstro booth! ✨
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The @GeminiObs 2026A observing programs and schedule have been announced. Note that the latest version of the Observing Tool is required to access and update 2026A programs. For more information: 🔗 https://t.co/5c79gacOem 📷: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
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🥣✨ Lost in the alphabet soup of astronomy? @NOIRLabAstro Abbreviations & Acronyms guide has you covered! From instruments to surveys to observatory programs, it’s the perfect cheat sheet for decoding modern cosmic vocabulary 🔗 https://t.co/CBQujTi8QD 🔭💫
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Great news: @GeminiObs, CSDC, and the @usngo have launched a 64-bit Gemini IRAF package as part of @NOIRLabAstro IRAF 2.18.1 release — fully compatible with macOS M-series and Linux! 🎉 Happy reducing. 🔗 https://t.co/CdAaOfVlq3
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New spectrum from @GeminiObs confirms 3I/ATLAS is actively emitting CN, C3, and C2 gases, plus a visible dust fan! 🛰️ 🔗 https://t.co/ZNc2EQJEu3
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Here’s a 2025 science moment you loved! Release #4 Say it 3 times: Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse Astronomers using @Geminiobs North found a hidden companion star orbiting inside Betelgeuse’s extended atmosphere, the first close-in companion ever seen around a supergiant star
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Did you know that @GeminiObs is committing up to 120 hrs of DDT for rapid follow-up of @VRubinObs discoveries through the Once in a Rubin Gem initiative? Want more info or want to join? Email us at GeminiRubinDDInitiative+subscribe@noirlab.edu
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🚀 New jet launch observed in the symbiotic system R Aquarii during its recent periastron passage: @GeminiObs speckle imaging reveals a two-sided jet born with proper motion ~66 mas/yr 🔗 https://t.co/6aOHRzqcU0
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🔧✨ GNIRS GeminiObs North is back stronger after its 2025 overhaul! All Long/Short Blue & Long Red modes restored, with Short Red returning in shared-risk, and DRAGONS 4.1 now supports post-refurb data. New Titan HR-IFU+AO observations showcase incredible spatial detail.
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🌟 Gemini Fast Turnaround (FT) Call — Nov 2025 proposals now open! ⏰ Deadline: Nov 30 @ 12:00 HST 🪐 Rapid review, fast access to Gemini North & South time. Apply here 👉
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Big news for the astronomy community! The latest version of one of astronomy’s most beloved image-processing tools is here : NOIRLab FITS Liberator 5! This release opens a new era of accessibility and innovation for scientists and educators! 🌌✨ 🔗 https://t.co/wGwNT84TmL
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🌍 A toast to the our collaborative efforts pushing the frontiers of science: thanks to the Gemini partners, staff & users. Here’s to the next 25 years of discovery across the skies
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🚀 Cutting-edge science continues, especially with new high-resolution spectrographs in the north with IGRINS-2, and the south with GHOST: both now delivering high-resolution spectra to the Gemini community.
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⚙️ Instrumentation matters: Gemini South established the first working MCAO instrument, and laid groundwork for adaptive optics, enabling near-diffraction-limited imaging over wider fields. GNAO continues this work now.
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🔭 One of our major strengths: the twin Multi-Object Spectrographs GMOS-S & GMOS-N. GMOS has opened new vistas across the skies, and still continues strong till this day.
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🎉 We celebrate 25 years of Gemini— 8.1m of all-sky exploration from Cerro Pachón and Mauna Kea! From stars to galaxies, planetary systems to transients, our telescopes have unlocked new frontiers. @GeminiObs
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An updated version of NOIRLab IRAF is available! Version 2.18.1 includes the latest version of the GEMINI (v1.17) package, along with several bug fixes and new installers. Check out the software and release notes on https://t.co/sXA7cPEvgQ!
@NOIRLabAstro @irafnet @NOIRLabScience
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🌞🔭 Celebrating 30 years! The GONG station at CTIO has been providing near-continuous solar observations, helping scientists map the Sun’s interior in real time.
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With new SOAR observations we’ve mapped the accretion‑disk echo in a high‑z quasar, opening a window into early black‑hole growth. Read-
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🚀 DRAGONS v4.1.0 is out! ✨ GNIRS cross-dispersed (XD) data is supported — all gratings now covered! Feedback is welcome via the Helpdesk. 👉 Enjoy faster, easier GNIRS XD reductions with DRAGONS! 🔗
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