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News for Users
A summary of news events throughout 2019 of relevance to the
Gemini user community.
JANUARY 2020
DRAGONS First Public Release
After many years in the making, it is with great excitement that we announce
the first public release of Gemini's new Python-based data reduction platform,
DRAGONS (Data Reduction for Astronomy from Gemini Observatory North and
South). DRAGONS’ capabilities were vital in enabling scientists to quickly reduce
data critical to observations of the interstellar Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov). Click
this link to access a related article for more details; also see Science Highlights
in this issue starting on page 27.
2020 Large and Long Programs Call for Proposals
Gemini Observatory announces opportunities for new Large and Long Programs. Eligible
Principal Investigators (PIs) from Canada and the US are invited to propose scientific inves-
tigations to begin observations in Semester 2020B. Large and Long Programs either require
significantly more time than a partner typically approves for a single program or extend over
two to six semesters, or both. Eligible PIs are also invited to submit Large and Long Program
proposals for Subaru Intensive Programs, via the Gemini-Subaru time exchange. Letters of
Intent are required to be submitted no later than February 4, 2020, with complete proposals
due April 1, 2020. Details on Large and Long Programs, the proposal process, and specifics on
the 2020 proposal cycle are available on the Large and Long Program webpages.
January 2020 / 2019 Year in Review
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