1 Director’s Message
Markus Kissler-Patig
3 A Gemini Spectrum of a World
Colder than a Night on Maunakea
Andy Skemer
7 Science Highlights
Nancy A. Levenson and Mischa Schirmer
10 News for Users
Gemini staff contributions
14 On the Horizon
Gemini staff contributions
18 Observatory Careers: New Resources
for Students, Teachers, and Parents
Gemini staff contribution
ON THE COVER:
Close-up view of dark
galaxy Dragonfly 44
using GMOS-North. A
wide-field view appears
in the box at upper
right. Learn more about
this image in Science
Highlights starting on
page 7 in this issue.
Credit: P. van Dokkum
et al., Gemini
Observatory/AURA
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