Welcome to the home page of the Australian Gemini Office

The Australian Gemini Office (AusGO) hosted by the Australian Astronomical Observatory coordinates Australian usage of large offshore facilities including the Gemini 8.1 metre telescopes in Hawaii and Chile; the Keck 10 metre and Subaru 8.2 metre telescopes in Hawaii (via a time exchange agreement with Gemini); and the Magellan 6.5 metre telescopes in Chile.

What's new on the AusGO and Gemini web sites?

Gemini e-newscast #47 is now available (18/05/13)

An updated beta version of the Gemini IRAF package (v1.12beta2) has been released (16/05/13)

Gemini's 2012 Annual Report and 2013 Program Plan is now available (23/04/13)

The April 2013 electronic issue of the GeminiFocus Newsletter is now available (4/04/13)

The Winning Image from our 2012 Contest!

Image credit: Ryan Soares (Trinity College), Travis Rector (U. Alaska Anchorage), and the Australian Gemini Office

Spiral galaxies in Lyon Galaxy Group #455 (NGC 7232, NGC 7232B, and NGC 7233).
Image proposed by Year 11 student Ryan Soares

Australian Gemini Office, ausgo -@- aao.gov.au