Gemini Observatory

??? Breathtaking views from Maunakea! The stunning Milky Way stretches across the sky, while the lights of cities in Hawai‘i twinkle below. ?? With its storied volcanic past, Maunakea home of Gemini North, supported in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab, offers astronomers unmatched observing conditions. Download this image here: https://lnkd.in/eCN5ujzZ Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Chu #astronomy #universe #milkyway #hawaii

Los observatorios de clase mundial de NOIRLab en Espa?ol se encuentran en algunos de los lugares más altos y secos de la Tierra, a menudo situados lejos de las principales zonas habitadas ?????. Esto significa que trasladarse y trabajar en esos lugares presenta algunos desafíos, pero también ofrece a los astrónomos la oportunidad de descubrir ambientes únicos y remotos ???. Lee más sobre este tema en nuestro última publicación de NOIRLab Stories: https://ow.ly/wglw50QAFtX Créditos: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek #NOIRLab #NOIRLabStories #Astronomy #Observatory #NSFstories #DescubriendoJuntos

Become an Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassador and apply to the ACEAP 2024! You can be one of the 10 professionals selected to be part of the 2024 cohort. Ambassadors will travel to the north of Chile to the astronomical observatories to receive extensive training about the instruments, the science, data products, and communicating STEM. For more, please visit: https://lnkd.in/ercnAVH6 #astronomyeducation #ACEAP #astronomyforall

The Impressionist’s Dusk ?? Do not be fooled by the seemingly artistic rendering of this #imageoftheweek; the ombré colors painted across the sky above the snowy summit of Maunakea are all caused naturally by sunlight being scattered at longer wavelengths. This scattering creates spectacularly colorful views at sunset, and anyone can see it here on Earth! On the far right, Gemini North — one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF's NOIRLab— sits on the mountaintop against the vivid sunset alongside several other observatories. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Chu Download this image here: https://ow.ly/JgbR50QGjLj #imageoftheday #geminiobservatory #maunakea #astronomy #science #stars #universe #cosmo #astrophotography #telescope #sunset #wednesdayvibes #nature #photography

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Contrario a lo que se podría pensar, un cielo verdaderamente oscuro no es negro como el carbón. Los cielos más oscuros del mundo, como éste en Cerro Pachón, son en realidad escenarios para un increíble espectáculo de luces cósmicas. En esta #ImagendelaSemana, de larga exposición, se aprecian las luces de las estrellas, nuestra galaxia y la interacción atmosférica sobre Gemini Sur (a la derecha del centro), parte del Observatorio Internacional Gemini que opera NOIRLab en Espa?ol; y el Rubin Observatory (a la derecha), un Programa de NOIRLab. Cerca del horizonte se puede observar un mar brumoso con una tenue luz roja y verde conocido como luminiscencia nocturna o airglow. Este resplandor es causado por procesos atómicos en la atmósfera de la Tierra. Nuestras galaxias vecinas, la Peque?a y la Gran Nube de Magallanes, se ven como manchas de luz sobre el poste reflectante de rayas negras y amarillas, y el soporte blanco de monitoreo, respectivamente. Por encima de Gemini Sur se encuentra la proliferante nebulosa Gum, los restos de una supernova cuyo color rojo se debe a su abundancia de hidrógeno. Por supuesto, nuestra galaxia hogar, la Vía Láctea, es imposible de ignorar en esta imagen. Los remotos cielos de Chile resaltan su brillante disco y sus oscuras nubes moleculares. Incluso en esta noche oscura, se asoman las luces de las ciudades. Al otro lado del horizonte, entre el poste reflectante y el soporte blanco, se ve la luz de una ciudad cercana. La contaminación lumínica representa una amenaza para todos estos espectáculos de luces cósmicas, por lo que NOIRLab trabaja para proteger nuestros cielos oscuros. Esta foto fue tomada como parte de la Expedición Fotográfica de NOIRLab 2022 a todos los sitios de NOIRLab. Tomas Slovinsky, el fotógrafo, es Embajador Audiovisual de NOIRLab. Descarga la imagen en alta resolución aquí: https://lnkd.in/dwvDmneH Créditos: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinsky

Paradoxically, a truly dark sky isn’t pitch black. The darkest skies in the world, such as this one over Cerro Pachón, are actually theaters for a spectacular show of cosmic lights. Above Gemini South (right of center), half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, and Rubin Observatory (right), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, the lights from stars, our galaxy, and atmospheric interplay are captured with a long exposure in this Image of the Week. Near the horizon is a hazy sea of faint red and green light known as airglow; this glow is caused by atomic processes in the Earth’s atmosphere. Our neighboring galaxies, the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, are visible as blobs of light above the striped pole and the white post, respectively. Above Gemini South is the blooming Gum Nebula, the remains of a supernova whose red color is due to its abundance of hydrogen. Of course our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is impossible to ignore in this image. The remote Chilean sky brings out its bright disk and dark molecular clouds. Even in this dark night, urban illumination looms. On the other side of the horizon between the pole and the post is light from a nearby town. Light pollution can pose a threat to all these light shows, so NOIRLab is working to protect our dark skies. Download the image here: https://lnkd.in/daycVNN4 This photo was taken as part of the NOIRLab 2022 Photo Expedition to all the NOIRLab sites. Tomá? Slovinsky, the photographer, is a NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinsky

The International Science Council (ISC) has appointed 100 new Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to promoting science as a global public good. As a member to ISC, we’re proud to share the achievements of the Canadians joining this select group of inspiring scientists: - Karly Kehoe, Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities, Professor at Saint Mary's University. Member of the ISC Freedom and Responsibility in Science Standing Committee - Paul F. Bandia, Professor at Concordia University, President of the Association for Translation Studies in Africa (ATSA) - Hanna Dabkowska, Research scientist, McMaster University, International Union of Crystallography - Laura Ferrarese, Research Officer at our Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre and Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada | La Société royale du Canada. Wishing you continued success and impactful contributions! #EurekaBravo!

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a relatively small galaxy known as UGC 5189A. This galaxy was observed by Hubble to study a supernova explosion, SN 2010jl, which was an exceptionally luminous event. In fact, over a period of three years, SN 2010jl released at least 2.5 billion times more visible energy than our Sun in the same time! ??https://lnkd.in/ef82d6WU ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes

A Little Rocky Planet ?? The Rubin Auxiliary Telescope (AuxTel), with its open dome and deep red interior, looks to be inhabiting a little rocky planet floating through the expansive Milky Way galaxy in this #imageoftheweek taken at Cerro Pachón in Chile. But in fact this image was created using a 360-degree panorama and composed into a photosphere image. The green and red light circling the horizon of the ‘planet’ is airglow, an atmospheric phenomenon caused when trace particles and gasses in the atmosphere become electrically charged or ionized. Their atoms emit light at various wavelengths when they recombine at night and faintly glow. The dark dust trails and red star-forming regions intertwined throughout the Milky Way are also prominently featured in this surreal view of the cosmos. Off in the distance, on the lower left side of the ‘planet’, the geometric dome of Rubin Observatory, a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, can be seen. Download the high resolution version here: https://lnkd.in/e6u2qf89 This photo was taken as part of the NOIRLab 2022 Photo Expedition to all the NOIRLab sites. Petr Horálek, the photographer, is a NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador. Credit: Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava) @petrhoralek #astronomy #rubinobservatory #milkyway