Gemini Observatory
LocationUSA/Chile
Year2000
Size8.1 m mirrors (2)
OperatorNSF
About Gemini Observatory
Two identical telescopes, one in Hawaii and one in Chile. Together they provide full sky coverage. The Gemini North telescope suffered damage when a forklift hit the primary mirror in 2016. The adaptive optics system corrects for atmospheric distortion.
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