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The "Gemini North" telescope, officially called the Frederick C. Gillett Gemini Telescope [3] is located on Hawaii's Mauna Kea, along with many other telescopes. That location provides excellent viewing conditions due to the superb atmospheric conditions (stable, dry, and rarely cloudy) above the 4,200-metre-high (13,800 ft) dormant volcano.
From left-to-right: United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, Caltech Sub-Millimeter Observatory (closed 2015), James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, Smithsonian Sub-Millimeter Array, Subaru Telescope, W.M. Keck Observatory (I & II), NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope, Gemini North Telescope
Gemini is a partnership of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The US holds a 50% share of the project (funded by the NSF) which provides public access time on each of Gemini's two 8-meter telescopes. One telescope is located near CTIO in Chile, and the other is located on the island of Hawaii.
Two Keck telescopes which each have a 10 m diameter primary mirror. Subaru with an 8.2 m primary mirror. Gemini North with an 8 m primary mirror. Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) with a prime focus/Cassegrain configuration with a usable aperture diameter of 3.58 meters. The Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3 m telescope.
The Gemini Observatory, which operated Gemini North in Hawaii and Gemini South in Chile; The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which was constructing the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope in Chile; On October 1, 2019, these three organizations merged their operations to form NOIRLab. [4]
Tallahassee is located 30 degrees north of the equator. To find the moon’s height in Tallahassee at the solstice, subtract from Tallahassee’s latitude 23.5 degrees (30 - 23.5 = 6.5 degrees).
Multiple mirror telescopes that are on the same mount and can form a single combined image are ranked by their equivalent aperture. Fixed altitude telescopes (e.g. HET) are also ranked by their equivalent aperture. All telescopes with an effective aperture of at least 3.00 metres (118 in) at visible or near-infrared wavelengths are included.
An alignment of six planets will dazzle in January 2025. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align in the night sky. "The whole month of January is a great time to see the ...