Telescope

Gemini North

Observatories8.1 m aperture

Imagery

Bright Outburst on Io — Bright Outburst on Io
This Aug. 29, 2013, outburst on Io was among the largest ever observed on the most volcanically active body in the solar system. The infrared was image taken by Gemini North telescope.
2014
NSF/NASA/JPL-Caltech//UC Berkeley/Gemini Observatory · NASA media (public domain)
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Overview

Gemini North is an 8.1-metre telescope on Mauna Kea, one of the twin Gemini telescopes covering the whole sky.

Observing bands

Visible light Infrared

Knowledge connections

Operated byNSF NOIRLab
Part ofGemini Observatory
ObservesVisible light
ObservesInfrared

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

NSF NOIRLabNSF National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
Ground-based optical/infrared observatory data and imagery.