Gemini North and South twin 8-meter telescopes

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Gemini North and South twin 8-meter telescopes are a pair of world-class optical/infrared observatories located in Hawaii and Chile that together provide full coverage of both the northern and southern skies for cutting-edge astronomical research.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory system
ground-based telescope facility
dataPolicy public data archive
designedFor flexible observing
queue scheduling
fundedBy international partnership
hasCapability adaptive optics
imaging
integral field spectroscopy
multi-object spectroscopy
hasFeature complementary geographic locations
twin design
hasPart Gemini North Observatory
surface form: Gemini North telescope

Gemini South Observatory
surface form: Gemini South telescope
location Chile
Hawaii
mirrorMaterial ultra-low expansion glass
observingMode classical observing
queue observing
operatedBy Gemini Observatory
surface form: International Gemini Observatory

NOIRLab
partnerCountry Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
primaryMirrorDiameter 8.1 meters
scientificOutput peer-reviewed publications
scientificPurpose astronomical research
exoplanet studies
galactic astronomy
observational cosmology
stellar astrophysics
scientificStatus world-class observatory
skyCoverage full sky
northern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
supports large and long programs
target-of-opportunity observations
time-domain astronomy
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
surface form: Ritchey–Chrétien telescope

reflecting telescope
wavelengthRange near-infrared
optical

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Gemini North Observatory partOf Gemini North and South twin 8-meter telescopes