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US National Gemini Office
@usngo.bsky.social
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The US NGO at NSF NOIRLab supports Gemini Observatory users in the stages of the astronomical observing cycle, from proposal to data reduction. Visit our website at https://noirlab.edu/science/programs/csdc/usngo.
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 10d
Looking for the go-to place with all the key resources for Gemini Observatory users? Say no more! Visit our website (noirlab.edu/science/prog...) to find everything you need — from proposal preparation and data analysis to current conditions and the latest observed data. #astronomy
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 11h
Queue programs observed at Gemini Observatory N/S on 10/08/25 (http://bit.ly/2KhLox3) #astronomy:
Gemini daily update
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 12h
From @noirlabastro.bsky.social: In this long-exposure photo of Gemini North (½ of the International Gemini Observatory), the streaks of light to the left are satellites crossing the sky, identifiable by the breaks in the star trails. #astronomy

Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 1d
Throwback post: This week’s image is of Supernova 2020fqv! Gemini’s GMOS-N captured this supernova peaking out of the dramatic merger between two spiral galaxies. Check out the 🧵 for more supernovae paper highlights!

#Astronomy
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 1d
This stunning cloud of gas and dust forms part of the Carina Nebula. noirlab.edu/public/image... #astronomy

📷: Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Hartigan (Rice University). Proc: Patrick Hartigan (Rice University), Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 1d
Science observations @GeminiObs from 2025-10-02 to 2025-10-08: #astronomy
Gemini weekly footprint
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 1d
Throwback post: This week’s image is of Supernova 2020fqv! Gemini’s GMOS-N captured this supernova peaking out of the dramatic merger between two spiral galaxies. Check out the 🧵 for more supernovae paper highlights!

#Astronomy
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 1d
Queue programs observed at Gemini Observatory N/S on 10/07/25 (http://bit.ly/2KhLox3) #astronomy:
Gemini daily update
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 1d
This stunning cloud of gas and dust forms part of the Carina Nebula. noirlab.edu/public/image... #astronomy

📷: Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Hartigan (Rice University). Proc: Patrick Hartigan (Rice University), Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 2d
The US partner received 266 Gemini proposals for the 2026A semester. About 75% of those were submitted within 48 hours of the (extended) deadline (we are not looking at you 🙂)! Our Time Allocation Committee will soon review and rank the proposals, so stay tuned! #astronomy
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 2d
Queue programs observed at Gemini Observatory N/S on 10/06/25 (http://bit.ly/2KhLox3) #astronomy:
Gemini daily update
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 2d
The US partner received 266 Gemini proposals for the 2026A semester. About 75% of those were submitted within 48 hours of the (extended) deadline (we are not looking at you 🙂)! Our Time Allocation Committee will soon review and rank the proposals, so stay tuned! #astronomy
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 3d
🌵Ready for AAS 247 in Phoenix? We are! Visit our website [https://noirlab.edu/science/programs/csdc/usngo/workshops] to explore our past US NGO workshops and splinter meetings at AAS and gear up for the next one! #astronomy
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 3d
🌵Ready for AAS 247 in Phoenix? We are! Visit our website [https://noirlab.edu/science/programs/csdc/usngo/workshops] to explore our past US NGO workshops and splinter meetings at AAS and gear up for the next one! #astronomy
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 3d
Queue programs observed at Gemini Observatory N/S on 10/05/25 (http://bit.ly/2KhLox3) #astronomy:
Gemini daily update
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 6d
This week’s image is of the galaxy cluster Abell 3827! Imaged with Gemini's GMOS-S, a long arc is visible around the center due to the massive foreground cluster bending and amplifying the light from background galaxies. Check out the 🧵 for more on galaxy clusters!

📸 credit in thread.
#Astronomy
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 4d
Queue programs observed at Gemini Observatory N/S on 10/04/25 (http://bit.ly/2KhLox3) #astronomy:
Gemini daily update
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 5d
Queue programs observed at Gemini Observatory N/S on 10/03/25 (http://bit.ly/2KhLox3) #astronomy:
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 6d
Queue programs observed at Gemini Observatory N/S on 10/02/25 (http://bit.ly/2KhLox3) #astronomy:
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 6d
Image Credit:
Cannibalistic Galaxy Bends Light And Reveals Its Monstrous Appetite
R. Carrasco et al., Gemini Observatory/AURA
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 6d
Possible Ongoing Merger Discovered by Photometry and Spectroscopy in the Field of the Galaxy Cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0, by Massimo Pascale et al. (2022)

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022ApJ....
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 6d
Star Formation at z = 2.481 in the Lensed Galaxy SDSS J1110 = 6459. I. Lens Modeling and Source Reconstruction, by Traci L. Johnson et al. (2017)

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ApJ....
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 6d
The Serendipitous Observation of a Gravitationally Lensed Galaxy at z = 0.9057 from the Blanco Cosmology Survey: The Elliot Arc, by E. J. Buckley-Geer et al. (2011)

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ....
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 6d
This week’s image is of the galaxy cluster Abell 3827! Imaged with Gemini's GMOS-S, a long arc is visible around the center due to the massive foreground cluster bending and amplifying the light from background galaxies. Check out the 🧵 for more on galaxy clusters!

📸 credit in thread.
#Astronomy
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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 7d
Throwback post: In one week, the USNGO will host "The Role of Gemini Observations in the Era of NASA Webb" at #AAS241. Join us on Wed. 9am Room 204. If you're on the #AAS241 Slack, join "splinter-the-role-of-gemini-observations-in-the-era-of-jwst"!
Credit: NASA/NOIRLabAstro

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US National Gemini Office @usngo.bsky.social · 7d
Queue programs observed at Gemini Observatory N/S on 10/01/25 (http://bit.ly/2KhLox3) #astronomy:
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