1 Director’s Message
Laura Ferrarese
3 Korea Becomes a Full Participant
in Gemini
Gemini press release
5 Understanding the Emission of OH
Megamaser Galaxies
Hekatelyne Carpes and Rogemar A. Riffel
10 Science Highlights
John Blakeslee
15 On the Horizon
Gemini staff contributions
19 News for Users
Gemini staff contributions
25 AstroDay Hawai‘i 2018
Janice Harvey
ON THE COVER:
Gemini Participants’ flags fly in the front of the
Gemini North Base Facility. The Korean flag now flies
(second from right) since joining Gemini as a full
Participant (page 3).
Credit: Joy Pollard
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