It has been a challenging period for NOIRLab. On Saturday, 11 June 2022, we became aware that the Contreras Fire had started south of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO).

Access to both Cerro Tololo and Cerro Pachón in Chile was suspended this past week due to an unusually powerful Chilean winter snow storm.

The SOAR guiders are a critical subsystem for the telescope and its instruments, since they control both the telescope mount and the tip-tilt tertiary, ensuring optimal image quality.

The LSST@Europe4 conference will take place in Rome at the historic Accademia dei Lincei on 24-29 October 2022 and will be conducted in hybrid mode to enable access to remote participants.

Registration is open for Black Holes at All Scales! This will be the 8th annual Community Science Meeting hosted by the Giant Magellan Telescope project.

It's nearly time for the long-postponed Gemini Science Meeting in Seoul! Our Observatory staff, in close collaboration with our KASI partners, have been working hard on final preparations for an inclusive, safe, productive, and exciting Gemini Science Meeting.

Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab and KASI are pleased to present a public lecture titled The Magic of Astrophotography and Astronomy at Gemini Observatory by renowned astrophotographer Kwon O Chul in conjunction with the 2022 Gemini Science Meeting in Seoul.

DRAGONS v3.0.3 is now available. This is a patch release that offers automated handling of GMOS-S amplifier #5, which experienced issues in January. The patch also includes a few other bug fixes.

Gemini North and South are accepting proposals for the Fast Turnaround (FT) program. The upcoming deadline is 12:00 (noon) Hawai‘i Standard Time on 31 July 2022. Please note the change in deadline time compared to earlier FT cycles.