Back on the Sky at Gemini South

2 November 2015

After 18 days of hard work during the recent scheduled maintenance shutdown, the Gemini South telescope is back on the sky! During maintenance, which took place October 13th - 30th, the 8.1-meter primary mirror received a fresh multi-layer protected silver coating - a key task for the shutdown.

Links

• Read more details about the Gemini South telescope's scheduled shutdown on the Gemini blog!
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