1 Director’s Message
Markus Kissler-Patig
3 GU Psc b: An Unexpected Planetary-mass Companion Discovered with GMOS
Marie-Eve Naud and Étienne Artigau
8 Science Highlights
Nancy A. Levenson
12 News for Users
Gemini staff contributions
16 On the Horizon
Gemini staff contributions
19 Fostering Career Opportunities Within our Local Host Communities
Peter Michaud
on the cover:
Data (inset)
and artwork
(background) from
this issue’s feature
story on the widely
separated star (GU
Psc A) and planet
(GU Psc b). See the
story starting on
page 3 of this issue.
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