Gemini South Observatory

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Gemini South Observatory is a major 8.1-meter optical and infrared telescope facility located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, forming the southern half of the international Gemini Observatory.

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instanceOf astronomical observatory
infrared telescope
optical telescope
altitude approximately 2700 metres
constructionCompleted early 2000s
country Chile
firstLight 2000
governedBy international partnership
hasDome yes
hasInstrument FLAMINGOS-2
GMOS-S (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph South)
GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager)
GeMS (Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System)
IGRINS-2 (Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrometer 2)
Phoenix (infrared spectrograph)
Zorro (speckle imager)
hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
locatedOn Cerro Pachón
location Coquimbo Region
mirrorCount 1 primary mirror
mirrorDiameter 8.1 metres
mountType altazimuth mount
observatoryCode I11
operatedBy NSF NOIRLab
linked to: NOIRLab
partnerCountry Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea

United Kingdom
United States
partOf Gemini Observatory
primaryMirrorMaterial glass-ceramic
scienceFocus cosmology
extragalactic astronomy
planetary science
stellar astronomy
scientificStatus operational
skyCoverage southern sky
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
twinWith Gemini North Observatory
usesTechnology adaptive optics
laser guide star system
multi-conjugate adaptive optics
wavelengthRange mid-infrared
near-infrared
optical

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