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News for Users
The public release of Gemini's brand-new rapid data reduction
pipeline DRAGONS is pressed into immediate action on a
critical observation; Gemini announces the Call for Proposals
for Large and Long Programs to start in 2020; and helpful
responses to Gemini’s Short Surveys point to a high satisfaction
rate, while addressing the need to fix some remaining
obstacles.
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 (Bor-
isov). Click this link to access a related article for more details; also see Science
Highlights in this issue starting on page 9.
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 Pro-
gram proposals for Subaru Intensive Programs, via the Gemini-Subaru time exchange. Let-
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