Gemini North Observatory
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Gemini North Observatory is a premier 8.1-meter optical/infrared telescope facility located on Maunakea in Hawaii, forming one half of the international Gemini Observatory.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gemini North | 1 |
| Gemini North telescope | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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ground-based telescope ⓘ infrared telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 4200 meters ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstLight | late 1990s ⓘ |
| firstLightYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | international partnership ⓘ |
| governingOrganization | NOIRLab ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
Altair adaptive optics system
ⓘ
GMOS-N (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph North) ⓘ GNIRS (Gemini Near-Infrared Spectrograph) ⓘ GRACES (Gemini Remote Access to CFHT ESPaDOnS Spectrograph) ⓘ MAROON-X (precision radial-velocity spectrograph) ⓘ NIFS (Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer) ⓘ NIRI (Near-Infrared Imager and Spectrometer) ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn |
Mauna Kea
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surface form:
Maunakea
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| mirrorDiameter | 8.1 meters ⓘ |
| mountType | altazimuth mount ⓘ |
| numberOfTelescopes | 1 ⓘ |
| observationMode |
classical observing
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queue observing ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NOIRLab
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surface form:
NSF NOIRLab
|
| partnerCountry |
Argentina
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Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
surface form:
Australia (historical partner)
Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Chile ⓘ South Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom (historical partner)
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| partOf |
Gemini North and South twin 8-meter telescopes
ⓘ
Gemini Observatory ⓘ
surface form:
International Gemini Observatory
|
| primaryMirrorMaterial | Cervit or similar low-expansion glass-ceramic ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal | provide 8-meter-class optical/infrared capabilities to partner nations ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
exoplanet research
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extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| sisterFacility | Gemini South Observatory ⓘ |
| skyCoverage | Northern sky ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture | 8.1 meters ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
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surface form:
Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
|
| usesTechnology |
adaptive optics
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multi-conjugate adaptive optics (for some systems) ⓘ queue scheduling ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gemini.edu ⓘ |
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GMOS-S
this entity surface form:
Gemini North telescope
this entity surface form:
Gemini North