1 Director’s Message
Jennifer Lotz
4 Neptune’s Moon Triton Fosters Rare
Icy Union
Jennifer Hanley
8 Science Highlights
John Blakeslee
14 The Legend of Zorro Begins
Ricardo Salinas and Steve B. Howell
17 On the Horizon
Gemini staff contributions
20 News for Users
Gemini staff contributions
ON THE COVER:
On July 2, 2019, a total solar eclipse
swept over parts of central Chile and
immersed the Gemini South telescope in
darkness for over two minutes. Gemini
Public Information Officer Manager
Peter Michaud was there to capture the
eclipse sequence shown here with the
Gemini South dome. Gemini South's
Manuel Paredes compiled the images to
make this composite for the issue's cover.
Credit: Gemini Observatory/AURA/Peter
Michaud/Manuel Paredes
GeminiFocus July 2019
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