text: The Gemini 8m Telescopes Project Newsletter - December 1998 December 1998 - Number 17 Table of Contents q Gemini Northern Operations Center Opens q Project Status Update q Gemini Public Information and Outreach q Science Data Archive q US Gemini Project Office Report q UK Gemini Project Office Report q Canadian Gemini Project Office Report q Australian Gemini Project Office Report q Chilean Gemini Project Office Report q Argentine Gemini Project Office Report http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/ (1 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:11 AM The Gemini 8m Telescopes Project Newsletter - December 1998 q Brasilian Gemini Project Office Report q Released Documents q Staff Changes Ruth A. Kneale / firstname.lastname@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/ (2 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:11 AM The Gemini 8m Telescopes Project Newsletter - December 1998 Ruth A. Kneale / firstname.lastname@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/focov.html7/30/2004 3:44:14 AM The Gemini 8m Telescopes Project Newsletter - December 1998 Ruth A. Kneale / email@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/ficov.html7/30/2004 3:44:17 AM The Gemini 8m Telescopes Project Newsletter - December 1998 Ruth A. Kneale / firstname.lastname@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/bicov.html7/30/2004 3:44:20 AM The Gemini 8m Telescopes Project Newsletter - December 1998 Ruth A. Kneale / firstname.lastname@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/bocov.html7/30/2004 3:44:22 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Northern Operations Center Opening Gemini Observatory Northern Operations Center Opens! Watch This Space... In August 1998, most of the Gemini staff relocated to the new Northern Operations Center in Hilo, Hawai'i. This new 17,300+ square foot facility is home to the Gemini administrative offices, remote access control center, instrument labs, and meeting/ conference facilities and will serve as a hub for the Gemini communications networks. The facility was formally dedicated on November 18th and was attended by the Gemini Board, the local astronomical community, local business and political leaders and staff. The image below shows the new lobby that will greet visitors at the Hilo facility, seen on the front cover. Behind the temporary Gemini display panel is the remote-access viewing windows where visitors will be able to see how the Gemini telescopes are controlled. Also included in the lobby will be exhibits that will interpret Gemini and ultimately even provide a virtual tour of the observatory. In addition, changing displays will highlight the science obtained by Gemini once commissioning and scientific operations begin. Gemini Director Dr. Matt Mountain said, "It is wonderful to be in our new offices after spending so much time in temporary facilities. I'm extremely pleased with the new building and confident that it will be a great asset as we continue forward and accomplish the ambitious goals that have been set for Gemini." -Peter Michaud http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/ops_center.html (1 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:25 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Northern Operations Center Opening Ruth A. Kneale / email@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/ops_center.html (2 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:25 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Project Status Report Project Status Report The project is well into the system integration efforts on Mauna Kea, and projected to lead to first light near the end of this year or by early 1999. In addition to filling most of our planned operational staff positions, we have hired a large number of temporary employees with the skills necessary to keep the project moving rapidly. The remainder of the project construction staff that were expected to move to Hawai'i have now relocated, leaving a small administration staff in Tucson to support construction, contracting, and a variety of other activities. Several software and optics staff are also commuting from Tucson to support the integration efforts in Hawai'i. Other staff are beginning to support the ramp-up of our activities in Chile. The first completed primary mirror has been successfully transported to the summit and is currently in our coating area, where it is being prepared for installation into the telescope. The first secondary mirror has been accepted from Zeiss and is being integrated with the rest of the M2 assembly in Hilo. One of the test results from the secondary is shown in Figure 2 and shows a surface map and simulated fringes after active optics correction. The residual figure after active optics will be about 17 nm rms. While several critical activities have progressed slower than anticipated, we continue to rapidly approach first light for Gemini North. At the time of this writing, we anticipate that first light will occur within a few weeks of the new year. http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/status.html (1 of 4)7/30/2004 3:44:27 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Project Status Report An example of our progress is shown in Figure 3, which shows the telescope structure with the primary mirror cell assembly integrated within the enclosure on Mauna Kea. The mirror cell is holding a steel dummy mirror that (as of early November) has allowed initial pointing tests and calibrations of the telescope mount. The instrument support structure and instrument dummy mass is shown in Figure 4. Thanks to the cooperation of our employees, partners and subcontractors, we have been able to reorder and/or perform several activities in parallel to mitigate most delays on Mauna Kea. In addition to telescope integration, other major progress includes: work on the enclosure, building fitout work, optics group work on primary mirror equipment, and the completion of the system cables and services installation on the telescope to connect the primary mirror and telescope systems. There are also a few remaining cleanup items to finish on the enclosure, but they are not directly affecting our progress towards first light. The acquisition and guiding system, from RGO and Zeiss Jena, were delivered to the summit this past summer, and integration to our overall control system is well underway. These systems will be installed in the telescope concurrently with the primary mirror. The Mauna Kea coating chamber has presented some major problems over the last six months, but most of them have been resolved. It is now ready to coat the primary, but some cleanup work will be required after first light. All handling equipment for the primary mirror is ready and has been fully tested with the steel dummy mirror in preparation for the real primary. The primary mirror itself was unloaded from the shipping container on October 13th and accepted from REOSC shortly thereafter, as can be seen on the inside front cover. The first primary mirror cell assembly, with its support systems, has been installed in the telescope and tested on MK with the dummy mirror. The top end of the telescope, shown on the inside back cover, was transported and assembled in the enclosure in October. Also during October, the telescope was successfully tilted for the first time on the summit to allow for top end installation and mount drive tests. http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/status.html (2 of 4)7/30/2004 3:44:27 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Project Status Report The first Gemini North tilt tests are shown on the front cover. Other notable accomplishments in Hawai'i include the recent completion of our high speed DS3 link between the Hilo Base Facility and the summit. This not only supports our control system work, but provides phone and video links to the summit as well. The Hilo Base Facility was also occupied in August of this year (see the article on Page 1). On Cerro Pachón in Chile, the enclosure erection work is complete and is shown on the outside back cover. The work to fitout the support building and interior is also well underway. On secondary mirror systems, the Project has cancelled efforts to produce silicon carbide secondary mirrors and contracted with Zeiss Optical for two lightweighted zerodur mirrors. The first of these mirrors has been delivered and as mentioned earlier, the test results are shown in Figure 2. The second one is currently being produced at Zeiss and is on schedule. The first secondary assembly, including the positioning system, M2 baffles, and fast tilt/ focus system, has been integrated in Hilo, and the M2 mirror is being installed at this time. Lockheed has delivered the second tilt system to Tucson. In the area of facility instrumentation, both of the Instrument Support Structures have been completed by AMOS in Belgium. AMOS has also completed the Cassegrain rotator and cable wrap for the MK system. (A picture of this can be see on the inside back cover.) The wavefront sensors and acquisition cameras from RGO and HIA have also been integrated with the Zeiss systems on Mauna Kea. Software for the wavefront sensing functions of the acquisition and guiding systems is incomplete at this time. We are working to get the minimal required processing software complete and tested for first light. The prime focus wavefront sensor has been integrated on the top end and is awaiting integration of the primary mirror. The Calibration Unit had its critical design review in September and is proceeding well. All facility instrumentation handling equipment has been fabricated, tested and delivered to Hawai'i, with the exception of a flexure rig being fabricated for use in the Hilo Base Facility Lab. The ALTAIR system (Gemini North natural guide star adaptive optics (AO) system) is progressing towards its Critical Design Review next January. We have begun detailed planning for upgrading this system for use with a sodium laser guide star (LGS) and have added the detail design phase for the ALTAIR modifications to the Canadian Workscope. Adaptive optics for Cerro Pachón has moved forward with the completion of site characterization testing. Analysis of this data has begun along with a review of its impact on the AO system for Gemini South. The science instruments in fabrication include the Near Infrared Imager (NIRI), Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRS), Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS), and the shared UK/Gemini instrument, Michelle. Though NIRI will not be available for first light, the http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/status.html (3 of 4)7/30/2004 3:44:27 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Project Status Report University of Hawai'i has offered the use of an existing near-IR instrument for first light and initial commissioning purposes. NIRI is scheduled for completion in March of 1999. In addition, we have reached an agreement with UH on use of their adaptive optics system on Gemini North during commissioning. This system will also serve as a visitor instrument once we enter into science operations. This will allow for both high resolution imaging early in commissioning and serve as a key diagnostic tool for engineering commissioning activities. In the Software and Controls area, the list of delivered software includes: the Telescope Control System, Enclosure Control System, Secondary Control System, Primary Control System, Data Handling System (critical functions complete - not final), the Engineering Archive, most of the Acquisition and Guiding software, and the networking system mentioned previously. The next few of months will be exciting and difficult for the Gemini project team and partners as we work toward first light on Mauna Kea. Activities are being ramped up in Chile, so expect to see even more activity on Cerro Pachón in the next newsletter. Updates on our progress can always be found on our web site, which has recently undergone renovation to bring in more operational features and a public outreach area. About six months from now, we will be dedicating the Gemini Northern Telescope, which will be followed by scientific handover in the year 2000. There is still much to be done between now and then, but the team is working hard and cooperating to make it happen. In the meantime, we anxiously await first light! -Jim Oschmann Project Manager Ruth A. Kneale / firstname.lastname@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/status.html (4 of 4)7/30/2004 3:44:27 AM Welcome to the Gemini Observatory The Gemini Observatory Providing Complete Coverage of Both the Northern and Southern Skies Gemini South Obtains First High-Resolution Image Of Supernova Dust Data obtained during the commissioning of T-ReCs – Gemini South's new mid-infrared instrument – captured evidence of a dusty ring around the famous Supernova 1987A, demonstrating the instrument's tremendous sensitivity on Gemini. More information here Gemini Observatory This T-ReCS mid-infrared image reveals a dusty equatorial ring around Supernova 1987A as well as a faint trace of the explosion ejecta. Science Operations General Media & Announcements Announcements Publicity Announcements http://www.gemini.edu/index.html (1 of 3)7/30/2004 3:44:30 AM Welcome to the Gemini Observatory Announcement of Opportunity for vendor provided advanced CCDs for A high abundance high-speed adaptive optic wavefront of massive galaxies sensing applications 3-6 billion years after the Big Bang Aspen Report available for download (PDF | 3.2MB) Gemini Tribute to Astronomer Michael Ledlow Gemini IRAF package v1.6 released Gemini, Keck and Subaru Combine Semester 2004B Efforts to Study the Call For Proposals released Assembly of a Large and Distant Galaxy Semester 2004BQueues and Classical Schedules Cluster Available Gemini South is T-ReCS Starts Imaging Science Observations First 8-10 Meter Class Telescope Future Science at Gemini New Horizons, New Science, With Protected New Tools Silver Coatings Learn more about Gemini's plans Gemini Science for the middle of this decade and beyond Conference 2004 Announcement of Opportunity for Laser Homepage Archives Procurements GN/GS Telescope Availability and Performance Statistics Publications Based on Gemini Data The Gemini Science Archive Science Operations Operations Support Public Information and Outreach New to Gemini? Employment Opportunities How to observe with Gemini Governance Oversight, Support and Public Entrance Instrument Information Planning Media Resource Page Observing Schedule and Status National Gemini Offices Press Releases Data & Archives Staff Directory Media Archives Help Desk Library Photo Gallery Recent Changes Interface Control Databases Gemini South Web Cam Adaptive Optics Weather and Site Information Newsletters http://www.gemini.edu/index.html (2 of 3)7/30/2004 3:44:30 AM Welcome to the Gemini Observatory Telescope and Site Information Gemini North | Gemini South Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope System Verification Administrative Note: Please note that FTP to ftp.gemini.edu is no longer available; please access via a Web browser instead, to http://ftp.gemini.edu. Search this site! Gemini is an international partnership managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. Contact Information Gemini Observatory Gemini Observatory Gemini Observatory Tucson Project Office Northern Operations Center Southern Operations Center 950 N. Cherry Avenue 670 N. A'ohoku Place c/o AURA, Casilla 603 Tucson, Arizona, 85719, USA Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, USA La Serena, Chile Phone: (520) 318-8548 Phone: (808) 974-2500 Phone: 56-51-205-600 Fax: (520) 318-8590 Fax: (808) 933-1624 Fax: 56-51-205-650 Mirror Sites and Other Useful Links Site Statistics Australian mirror site File Transfer Server Chilean mirror site UK mirror site Brazilian mirror site US mirror site Argentine mirror site AURA's New Initiatives Office http://www.gemini.edu/index.html (3 of 3)7/30/2004 3:44:30 AM Welcome to the Public Entrance of the Gemini Observatory Gemini North, Mauna Gemini South, Cerro Kea, Hawai'i Pachón, Chile Gemini South Dedication Page Gemini North Dedication Page Virtual Tour of Gemini North Current Picture of the Enclosure The Gemini Observatory is an international partnership comprised of two 8.1-meter telescopes (each telescope has a main mirror over 26 feet across.) One telescope is located on Hawaii's Mauna Kea, and the other on Chile's Cerro Pachón. The name Gemini comes from the mythological twins, whose stars are visible to both telescopes. United States United Kingdom Canada Chile Australia Argentina Brazil of America The flags above represent all of the countries that have joined the Gemini partnership. Astronomers in each country are allotted observing time in proportion to their country's contribution. http://www.gemini.edu/public/ (1 of 3)7/30/2004 3:44:33 AM Welcome to the Public Entrance of the Gemini Observatory By building the telescopes on Mauna Kea (elevation 13,824 ft/4214 m) in Hawai'i and Cerro Pachón (elevation 8895 ft/2737 m) in central Chile, both the northern and southern skies are fully accessible to these scopes. Both sites also offer high percentages of clear weather and excellent atmospheric conditions for all types of astronomical studies. Take a look at a "real- time" image of Gemini North! Star Trails at Gemini (Photo courtesy Richard Wainscoat) In addition to Gemini's strategic positioning on our globe, each of the Gemini telescopes is designed to provide some of the sharpest images of any telescope on (or even above) our planet. Engineers and scientists have gone to great lengths to optimize Gemini for infrared studies and most researchers agree that Gemini provides the best infrared views of our universe! If you want to learn more about how Gemini accomplishes this, explore the topics below. q Active Optics - How to morph a telescope! q Adaptive Optics - Straightening bent starlight q Infrared Optimization - Keeping Gemini cool q Remote Access - Flying Gemini by Wire q Instruments & Cameras - The eyes of Gemini With the advanced technology and unprecedented capabilities of Gemini, the sky's the limit! Gemini's superb optical and infrared capabilities allow it to probe areas of our universe with more clarity than ever before. http://www.gemini.edu/public/ (2 of 3)7/30/2004 3:44:33 AM Welcome to the Public Entrance of the Gemini Observatory Included in Gemini's studies are regions where stars and planets are forming deep within cool gas clouds. Gemini's ability to penetrate clouds of galactic dust and gas take Gemini to the core of our own galaxy and others - to provide new insights on the violent events that dwell in these areas. In many instances, the Gemini telescopes outperform even the Hubble Space Telescope in both clarity and data collection. Finally, keep watching this site for new features including an exciting virtual tour of Gemini North! Other links of interest: q Gemini Newsletters q Gemini Press Releases q Gemini in the news Gemini is an international partnership managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. For more information contact the Gemini Public Information and Outreach Office at email@example.com. Peter Michaud, firstname.lastname@example.com / April 17, 2003. Copyright, 2003 Gemini Observatory http://www.gemini.edu/public/ (3 of 3)7/30/2004 3:44:33 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Gemini Public Information and Outreach Gemini Public Information and Outreach Having recently joined Gemini from the "outside world," it seems that my first few months have been a blur of names, faces, countries and acronyms! I'm happy to report that things are beginning to look a lot clearer now as I settle in and focus on the tasks ahead for the Gemini Public Information and Outreach Office at the new Hilo base facility. For those on the project who I haven't met, I look forward to meeting you in the near future and exploring how the Public Information and Outreach Office can best serve the projects needs. We have recently established Public Information and Outreach liaisons for each of the partner countries and I expect that we will be working closely together, especially as we approach the Gemini North first-light and dedication events. First-light plans are progressing well and by the time this is published the first-light/commissioning PR plan will be completely developed and tested. Especially challenging has been the fact that the ESO's VLT first-light event(s) have redefined first-light as an "all-systems" event and ours has always been planned as an engineering event. This will require that we emphasize Gemini's first-light and commissioning as a process, culminating in an "all-systems" first- light several months after the first starlight is reflected off the primary mirror. During this period we will release many images to the partnership and media that highlight the progress, technology and success of Gemini's systems. In the most probable scenario, our best images will be produced as we approach the Gemini North dedication event in late June. This should serve as an ideal venue for the public release of our most spectacular images. Planning for the dedication of the Gemini North Telescope is developing quickly (as it must at this point), and several initiatives are underway that include: possible corporate sponsorships, a commemorative commissioned artwork mural, selection of key-note speakers, and the selection of venues for dedication functions. With lots of work still ahead, several meetings have been held with AURA staff and as of this writing, we are still awaiting confirmation on the attendance of several top political officials from partner countries. It is anticipated that many of these issues will be resolved by the end of this year and more details will be available soon on the Gemini North dedication event. While first light and the dedication have been critical issues during my first few months at Gemini, a number of other projects have been progressing in the background. Many of these are laying the foundations for future Gemini outreach efforts and range from the development of the Gemini public WWW page, to a new non-technical Gemini Project brochure. In all instances these materials are being developed so that partner countries can use them as templates and adapt them for their own purposes as they see fit. With the current staff and physical resources of the Gemini Public Information and Outreach Office, implementing this template approach will be essential to the dissemination efforts of all http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/outreach.html (1 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:34 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Gemini Public Information and Outreach media and outreach materials in the future. Other highlights include: q Development of a successful prototype for a Gemini WWW & CD-ROM virtual tour (prototype QucktimeVR movies will soon be linked on the new Gemini public WWW site) q Completion of the first Gemini Public Information and Outreach Summer internship q Development of displays for the Winter AAS and the Hilo base facility lobby (these will be provided to partner countries for adaptation) q Installation of a non-technical interpretive plaque for the entrance of the Gemini North telescope q Development of the Public Information and Outreach Office Vision and Operational Statements q Initiation of informal, non-technical "Brown-Bag" lunch series for Hilo staff. Finally, I will be assuming editorship of this newsletter starting with the next issue. I'll look forward to working even more closely with the entire Gemini partnership in this capacity. -Peter Michaud PIO Manager Ruth A. Kneale / email@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/outreach.html (2 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:34 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Science Data Archive A Scientific Case for the Gemini Data Archive MISSION STATEMENT The Gemini Science Archive should provide the scientific community of the partner countries with online access to all Gemini observations to ensure full scientific exploitation of those data. The Gemini Science Archive should be considered an integral part of the planning, observation, calibration, data reduction, and data distribution processes that occur at Gemini. The Gemini Science Archive should guarantee that the valuable datasets obtained with the Gemini Telescopes are preserved for use by future generations for research and education. 1 INTRODUCTION Space-based observatories have produced scientifically effective archives for over two decades. Data from IUE, IRAS, Einstein and other missions have made enormous contributions to the progress of astronomy. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has broken new ground in the development of optical data archives. Its archive has only recently become heavily exploited and will be a valuable resource for decades to come. Hanisch (1998, SPIE, vol. 3349) recently reported that the data retrieval rate from the HST archive is now higher than the rate at which new data is being ingested; he also pointed out that, up to present, ten times more International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) data have been extracted from the IUE archive than was originally put in it. Some large astronomical projects like the Palomar Sky Surveys, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, or the 2Mass Survey are inherently archival projects. For example, The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), (which uses a telescope and instruments dedicated to the project) will contain photometric, spectroscopic, and morphological parameters for several hundred million objects. Archiving is quickly becoming one the most important resources serving the astronomical research community. 1.1 Archive Research Opportunities There are at least 3 classes of effective archival research projects. The first consists of cases where the data are used for an entirely different scientific project than they were obtained for. The second is the case where new, improved, or otherwise different and more effective methods of analysis are brought to bear on the data. The third, and perhaps most important class exploits the collective effect of the archive. In this case, a larger and more comprehensive dataset consists of all of the archive observations taken to date, and spans a wider range in some important parameter. When this archive is made available to the researcher, it provides a resource that would otherwise never have been available to an individual proposer. The whole of the archive dataset is worth far more than the sum of the parts. Also, the linkages across archives and wavelength regimes adds still more value to archive data. http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/scidata.html (1 of 7)7/30/2004 3:44:37 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Science Data Archive An excellent illustration of the effective use of archive resources is "The Demography of Massive Dark Objects in Galaxy Centres" (Magorrian et. al 1997, astro-ph/9708072). Here, leading workers in this field have collaborated in the analysis of data from at least 6 HST programs and 10 ground-based observing projects. Clearly, combining many years worth of observational effort into a large homogeneous dataset is a very effective approach. The existence of good archive facilities makes this type of substantial scientific progress possible. Another illustration that demonstrates the power of archives is the CFHT archive that was used to search for observations of NGC 1068 - an AGN that displays spectroscopic and photometric variability. The search took only a few minutes of effort and returned 189 exposures from 8 separate programs spanning 7 years. Spectra and images in the optical were obtained in 6 programs and infrared observations were made in 2 additional programs. The long time baseline makes this a very valuable archival dataset. A search of the JCMT archive revealed 613 observations of this object in the sub-millimeter regime from numerous programs. These could be combined with the 283 HST observations taken over a period of 6 years with 6 different instruments in 22 separate programs. All of these data are available from a single archive site at CADC. Over 50 observations are available from 6 different X-ray and gamma ray missions through the HESARC archive. This is a very well- observed object, but many sources have been observed at multiple wavelengths at different observatories over long time baselines. Archiving preserves the value of these data for future research. The range of published archival research is extremely impressive and includes papers using data from all wavelengths from X-rays to radio and from extragalactic studies to protostars and planetary work. It is evident from these examples - many involving space-based instrumentation in a key role - that extremely valuable science over a wide range of subject areas can be done with a properly implemented Science Data Archive. It is also clear that much of this science would not be possible in the absence of these archives. 1.2 Ground-based astronomy archives Archives of ground-based astronomical data have lagged those populated by space-based data in terms of research effectiveness. Historically, there have been differences between space and ground-based observatory design that is motivated by the fact that a higher level of planning and automation is required to operate an observatory in space. The process of archiving Gemini data will be made enormously easier because of the progressive observing strategies (which, in many cases, parallel space observatory design) adopted by Gemini and motivated by the quest for optimum observatory performance. Queue- mode observing is only one of those strategies, but the operational requirements for queue- mode observing are identical to those for effective data archiving. For those involved in archiving this is a happy state of affairs. Data archiving experience from the Canada-France-Hawai'i telescope has identified a number of pitfalls that must be avoided to assure an effective data archive. The Gemini http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/scidata.html (2 of 7)7/30/2004 3:44:37 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Science Data Archive observatories are capable of overcoming these key problems by requiring weather monitoring, electronic logging of the observing process, adequate calibration for all observations (queue-mode or classical), and well-designed and populated FITS headers. In short, Gemini will collect all of the necessary accompanying information (metadata) that is needed to understand those data and use them for scientific research. 1.3 Motivation for a Gemini Science Archive The fundamental argument in favor of a Science Data Archive is that it would increase the quality and the quantity of the science that is produced by the Gemini observatories. Simply put; we can get more good science out of Gemini if we have an effective archive in place. An archive of science data would also play an important role in the characterizing, monitoring, and optimizing of instrument performance. Comparison of newly obtained data with those in the archive is the most reliable way to monitor performance. A successful Gemini Science Data Archive would ensure that all scientists, in all countries of the partnership, would have access (following an appropriate proprietary period) to all of the data produced by the observatory. This would distribute scientific opportunity and thus represent added value to the Gemini partnership. An archive would also be extremely valuable both for educational purposes and for public outreach activities (where HST has excelled). 2 SCIENCE WITH THE GEMINI ARCHIVE Gemini's first and subsequent generations of instrumentation will provide unprecedented observational capabilities and will open up new opportunities for study in fields as diverse as planetary searches and high-redshift clusters of galaxies. Here we present three specific cases of archival research to illustrate the potential of Gemini's data archive. Of course there are many more. 1. The fate of very massive stars. Massive stars evolve through the Wolf-Rayet phase to explode as supernovae. It is believed that the most massive (M 40 M ) go through a relatively short ( 10 yr) but active phase of instability after leaving the main sequence. Stars in this stage - known as luminous blue variables (LBVs) - are very rare (Figure 5); the most luminous infrared source in the Galaxy, Carina, for example erupted between 1837 and 1860. Such events are probably more frequent in starbursting galaxies, where many very massive stars are formed in super stellar clusters. Because of insufficient image resolution and because these events are most conspicuous in the infrared, very few LBV events have been studied. With Gemini's excellent imaging capability in the infrared, an archive would easily allow the search for, and subsequent study of, erupting LBV stars in massive star forming regions within D 10 Mpc. http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/scidata.html (3 of 7)7/30/2004 3:44:37 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Science Data Archive 2. The Galactic Center The Galactic Center provides an un-precedented laboratory for investigating the central regions of a late-type spiral galaxy. Early studies with single-element infrared detectors revealed a number of bright point sources, hinting that the stellar content near the Galactic Center may be different from the surrounding bulge. Using state-of- the-art instrumentation, such as the CFHT Adaptive Optics system, it has been possible to obtain near-diffraction limited images of the central parsec of the Galaxy, as shown in Figure 6. It is now recognized that there is a population of young stars near the Galactic Center that are centered around a supermassive object corresponding to the radio source SgrA*. Efforts to study the region around SgrA* are confounded by: (1) crowding, which limits efforts to resolve stars fainter than K¸ 14, even with angular resolutions corresponding to the diffraction limit of 4-metre class facilities (Davidge et al. 1997, AJ, 114, 2686), (2) the potentially complicated kinematics of stars in this region, which introduces uncertainties in dynamical studies using only radial velocities, and (3) contamination from foreground (and possibly even background) disk objects, which become progressively more significant at fainter magnitudes. The second and third problems can be overcome by measuring proper motions. Archival data from Gemini, (as well as other 8 metre telescopes) will provide a way to obtain homogeneous stellar positions over moderately long time scales. When combined with radial velocities, proper motions can be used to deduce true space http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/scidata.html (4 of 7)7/30/2004 3:44:37 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Science Data Archive velocities, allowing the orbits of stars about SgrA* to be constructed, and their mass determined accurately. Data of this nature will permit an extension of the pioneering work of Eckart & Genzel (1996, Nature, 383, 415). Proper motion measurements can also be used to distinguish between bulge and disk stars. This would establish whether or not the faint blue objects detected by Davidge (et al. 1997) are bona fide main sequence turn-off stars associated with SgrA, or just foreground interlopers. 3. Luminosity evolution of elliptical galaxies Another example of archive science is illustrated by the aggregate effect of accumulated archive observations. This effect provides greater opportunities for discoveries than would be available to the original proposers of the observations. Figure 7 shows the evolution in luminosity ( M ) of elliptical galaxies in clusters as a function of redshift (Schade et al. 1997 ApJ 477, L17). A collection of nine clusters (from seven distinct observational programs), spanning the redshift range 0:17 < z < 1:21, was extracted from the HST archive. A uniform analysis technique was applied to trace the shift in luminosity of the sequence of giant elliptical galaxies with increasing look-back time. Each point on this diagram represents not a single galaxy, but a sequence of galaxies in a single cluster (ranging from 4 to 28 individual galaxies each). The results indicate that elliptical galaxies undergo luminosity evolution consistent with models of the passive aging of a single-burst stellar population http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/scidata.html (5 of 7)7/30/2004 3:44:37 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Science Data Archive formed at z > 3. These are just three examples of research in astronomy that can be done using archival data. There are many other instances. In some cases the main benefit might be derived from the larger and more comprehensive database represented by the Gemini observations accumulated over a period of time. Time resolution or baseline might be important. Some observations may be used for completely different purposes than they were originally obtained and sometimes they will be used for the same purposes. However, new results will be due to fresh viewpoints and more effective methods of analysis. In addition to research and educational applications, an archive contributes to the efficient and effective operation of a state- of-the-art observatory. The ability to quickly access raw and calibrated observational material from current or previous runs, examination of calibration data, and quick- look processing pipelines all assist the staff astronomer to quickly evaluate the observatory and instrument performance. Proposers will find the archive invaluable for checking feasibility, proposal planning, and program optimization. The availability of calibration material from the archive will also help to minimize the amount of time spent calibrating the Gemini instruments. In summary, an archive is an integral component of an efficient planning and observing environment that will greatly benefit all observers, whether queue-mode or classical. 3 CONCLUSIONS A Science Data Archive would represent a major contribution to the scientific productivity of the Gemini observatories in a number of ways. First, we have given a number of examples where it would enable first-rate scientific research that would never be attempted in the absence of an archive. Second, a data archive carries benefits for proposal preparation, instrument performance verification and optimization, queue-mode observing, and overall Gemini operations. Finally, the Gemini Science Archive would: distribute scientific opportunities among astronomers in the partner countries, help to inform the public about the excitement and importance of astrophysical research, and demonstrate to the taxpayers who support Gemini that these valuable data are being handled with the greatest care to ensure that they are fully exploited and that their value is being preserved for future generations. http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/scidata.html (6 of 7)7/30/2004 3:44:37 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Science Data Archive Acknowledgements We are grateful to Andy Woodsworth, Jim Hesser, Séverin Gaudet, David Bohlender, Tim Davidge, Laurent Drissen, Phil Puxley and Gordon Walker for their comments and help in preparing this material. We are also indebted to Fred Gillett, Ted von Hippel, and to all of the participants at the Gemini Science Archive Workshop held in Hilo in September 1998 for their many insights. -David Schade and Daniel Durand, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics -Jean-René Roy, Université Laval -Maria-Teresa Ruiz, Universidad de Chile Ruth A. Kneale / email@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/scidata.html (7 of 7)7/30/2004 3:44:37 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - USGPO Report Report from the US National Project Office Now that the first Gemini telescope is nearing first light, the activity connected with instrumentation has accelerated and become more real. The foundry run for 1K X 1K InSb detector arrays at SBRC has produced some extremely promising devices. These are still in the final stages of testing, but it is believed that sufficient science-grade arrays will have been produced in this effort to equip the initial complement of near-IR instruments. The development and fabrication of controllers for these arrays has been completed, and NOAO is in the process of delivering these controllers to the instrument teams. The Near-IR Imager, being built at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawai'i, is well along in its fabrication stage, and current estimates have it being delivered early next year. The Near-IR Spectrograph, under construction at NOAO, has run into some unforeseen delays that are being addressed through reviews by Gemini and by AURA. The Mid-IR Imager, now known as the Thermal-REgion Camera System (T-RECS) is in the design stage at the University of Florida. This instrument recently had its preliminary design review. The optical detector and controller work is proceeding satisfactorily with controllers from San Diego State University and CCDs (only engineering-grade so far) from EEV. In addition, the USGP has organized U.S. efforts to participate in the ongoing Gemini instrumentation program. The U.S. proposal to undertake a conceptual design study for the Near-IR Coronagraph/Imager was recom-mended for funding by the Gemini instrument forum. The study proposed will be led by Douglas Toomey of Mauna Kea Infrared, and will include participation by Christ Ftaclas from Michigan Technological University and Maria Teresa Ruiz from the University of Chile. A development study to explore the use of micro-mirror arrays for the Gemini IR Multi-Object Spectrograph, led by Richard Green of NOAO, was also recommend for funding. During the last six months, the US Gemini Program has organized or been involved in a number of meetings related to different aspects of Gemini operations. In July, a working group met in Tucson to develop an implementation plan for a NOAO survey program. The capability to carry out surveys over significant areas of the sky came out of a workshop that USGP held last year as the most important necessity for effective use of very large telescopes. It is hoped that this program will begin in March 1999, and will allow astronomers to get telescope time to carry out such surveys. In August, NOAO organized a workshop to address the process by which observing proposals are processed. Representatives of several observatories met to discuss common issues and goals related to telescope proposals for astronomical telescopes. The goal of the Proposal Process Workshop was to develop a shared understanding among observatories, including the National Gemini Offices and the Gemini Project, of the requirements and http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/usgpo.html (1 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:38 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - USGPO Report procedures for telescope proposals, and to encourage cooperation among the national observatories of the partner countries, STScI, and other institutions faced with similar issues and concerns related to the telescope proposal process. A description of the workshop and a summary report can be found at www.noao.edu/scope/tpp_workshop/. -Todd Boroson US Project Scientist Ruth A. Kneale / email@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/usgpo.html (2 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:38 AM Telescope Proposal Process Workshop Telescope Proposal Process Workshop August 10-11, 1998 Tucson, AZ Organizers: Caty Pilachowski and Jeannette Barnes NOAO is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Inc. under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation To make the process of applying for telescope time as simple and as scientifically productive as possible for our user community, NOAO is attempting to unify proposals and procedures for all its nighttime facilities. Since many of our concerns may be shared by other observatories NOAO is hosting a workshop on August 10-11 to bring together people faced with the task of developing proposal processes, where joint, shared, or collaborative effort might be beneficial. The goal of the Proposal Process Workshop is to develop a shared understanding among the National Gemini Offices and the Gemini Project of the requirements and procedures for Gemini telescope proposals, and to encourage cooperation among the national observatories of the partner countries, STScI, and other institutions faced with similar issues and concerns related to the telescope proposal process. The workshop will be held in the Main Conference Room at the NOAO Tucson office building at 950 N. Cherry Ave. If you wish to attend NOAO's Proposal Process Workshop, please contact Caty Pilachowski (email@example.com) as soon as possible. Questions about the workshop may also be directed to Caty or you can call her at 520-318-8289. q Summary Report q Compiled list of LaTeX keywords http://www.noao.edu/gateway/tpp_workshop/ (1 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:40 AM Telescope Proposal Process Workshop q Draft list of common keywords q Initial announcement q Accommodations q Final agenda (updated: 06Aug1998) q Participant list Links are provided below for meeting participants to review links to proposal information, proposal tools, observing tools, etc., as well as documentation about proposal processing. We encourage all workshop participants to review materials, demonstrations, and documentation about the proposal process at our several institutions prior to the workshop. Please email Jeannette Barnes (email@example.com) with links to proposal-related sites at your own institution that you would like included below for review. We would also appreciate receiving postscript or PDF files (links) of any recent published papers related to proposals or proposal processing at your institution. All information will be posted promptly. q Anglo-Australian Observatory q Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corp. q Canadian National Facilities q European Southern Observatory (pages updated August 3 1200 CET) q Gemini 8-Meter Telescopes Project q Hobby*Eberly Telescope q McDonald Observatory q National Optical Astronomy Observatories q Space Telescope Science Institute q Steward Observatory, University of Arizona National Optical Astronomy Observatories, 950 North Cherry Avenue, P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85726, Phone: (520) 318-8000, Fax: (520) 318-8360 firstname.lastname@example.com NOAO Copyright Last updated: 20Oct1998 Statement http://www.noao.edu/gateway/tpp_workshop/ (2 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:40 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - UKGPO Report Report from the UK National Project Office As we approach the end of 1998, Gemini First Light and the testing and operations phases are almost upon us, and the UK Gemini team is gearing up toward Operations support, resulting in new appointments and staff changes. The UK Senior Support Scientist, Colin Aspin, is now in post in Oxford and is rapidly coming up to speed on Gemini. Colin has extensive experience in telescope operations and instrumentation. He moved to Oxford from the NOT in La Palma where he was the senior staff astronomer, and prior to that, spent 9 years in Hawai'i at UKIRT where he was the staff astronomer with responsibility for IRCAM. The second UK Support Scientist, who joined the team in November 1998, is Isobel Hook, based at the Institute for Astronomy at Edinburgh University. From 1994 to 1996 she held a NATO postdoctoral fellowship at the Astronomy Department of U. C. Berkeley where she worked on high-redshift quasars. While there, she also joined the Supernova Cosmology Project, based at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Since October 1996 she has had a fellowship at ESO in Garching, Germany. Isobel will spend much of her time here working on GMOS integration with the teams from the UK ATC, Durham University, and DAO before going out to Hilo with the first GMOS. And finally, Simon Craig, the UK Deputy Project Manager has moved to the UK ATC - he will continue to support the UK Programme from there. We are looking forward to working with our colleagues in the partner countries to develop the Gemini support program. -Pat Roche, UK Project Scientist -Alison Toni, UK Project Office Ruth A. Kneale / email@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/ukgpo.html7/30/2004 3:44:41 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - CanGPO Report Report from the Canadian National Project Office Canadian Gemini work packages The Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) construction is well underway, in partnership with the UK, with integration scheduled to commence at ATC in a few months. The components are being designed and built by HIA in Victoria, by ATC in Edinburgh, and by Durham University. The work is generally going well, however we have had some difficulties with the main optics: delivery of the largest CaF2 boules has been very late, and there has been some breakage of components during polishing. The broken components are now being replaced. These are the first Gemini instruments to have been built collaboratively, an arrangement that is expected to be common during the operations era. Coordination and management of an international project is much more complicated than building an instrument in a single laboratory. However, this is more than compensated for by our access to a much larger base of engineering and scientific expertise, and by the many working-level contacts we have made with our UK Gemini partners. We hope these contacts will continue after GMOS has been completed. http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/cangpo.html (1 of 3)7/30/2004 3:44:44 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - CanGPO Report The Gemini adaptive optics system, Altair, will have its critical design review in January. This system will be able to feed a corrected beam to any other instrument on Gemini. It was designed as a natural guide star system, however IGPO recently asked HIA to design an additional wavefront sensor path to track a laser guide star. The implementation of the laser guide star launch system for Mauna Kea will be the responsibility of the IGPO. The Altair design has some unusual features: the output beam must have the same f/ratio and focal position as the input beam, so that observers can easily take Altair out of the beam if it is not desired (for instance, when the full telescope field of view is required). Additionally, the deformable mirror is conjugated to the mean height of the atmospheric turbulence, rather than to the primary mirror. René Racine has demonstrated that this should increase the size of the corrected field of view and the probability of finding a suitable guide star. The Enclosure Control System has been installed on Mauna Kea and accepted by IGPO, so this work is now complete. Most components of the Data Handling System have also been delivered, but we still must complete some upgrades to the Quick Look track, and develop the Data Processing track. Work also continues on the Wavefront Sensors, in collaboration with the UK. Preparations for commencement of Gemini operations The Canadian Gemini user community will be supported primarily by the Canadian Gemini Office. This will be a successor to the current Canadian Gemini Project Office, and will have much the same structure. It will be a separate unit within NRC's Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (HIA), based at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) in Victoria. It will have a manager plus two scientists directly involved in user support. We will also have a university-based Gemini scientist until at least 2001, by which time we hope to find funding to continue this position in the longer term. In addition, a number of other members of HIA's Optical Astronomy Program will provide support as instrument specialists, archive experts, and so on. Over the coming year we will be quite busy working with NOAO and others on a Canadian proposal tool, developing Canada specific Web pages, visiting Canadian universities, and generally ensuring that the information and systems Canadian researchers will need are in place by the time of the first call for proposals. At least some of this information will be http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/cangpo.html (2 of 3)7/30/2004 3:44:44 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - CanGPO Report made available in French. We also plan to send our staff for visits to Gemini to gain operational experience. Finally, Canada and Chile jointly developed a scientific justification for a science archive (see the summary by David Schade elsewhere in this issue). In a parallel exercise, the Canada-Chile collaboration also submitted an unsolicited proposal to Gemini to develop the science archive. If Gemini accepts this proposal, we will start work soon on a conceptual design and a prototype. -Andy Woodsworth Canadian Project Manager Ruth A. Kneale / firstname.lastname@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/cangpo.html (3 of 3)7/30/2004 3:44:44 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - AusGPO Report Report from the Australian National Project Office q A Gemini special session was held at the Annual General Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Australia in Adelaide in July. Phil Puxley attended from Gemini. q Approval has been received from the Australian Research Council to form an Australian Gemini Steering Committee, chaired by our new IGP Board member, Professor Lawrence Cram of the University of Sydney. Approval has also been received to set up a Science Advisory Committee as a forum for the Project Scientist. q Following the recent instrument forum in Hilo, the Australian project is preparing to enter into discussions with Gemini about the concept design study for the Near Infrared Coronagraphic Imager and aspects of the infrared multiobject spectrograph study. -Jeremy Mould Ruth A. Kneale / email@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/ausgpo.html7/30/2004 3:44:44 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - ChGPO Report Report from the Chilean National Project Office q Cerro Pachón site characterization is almost finished. The students from the Universidad de Chile involved in the work are very happy with this practical experience, which is being led by Jean Vernin. q We are looking for a mechanical engineer to work in a collaboration with the UK. This will mean that the candidate will spend 18 months working in a highly experienced and top quality mechanical engineering environment, helping to build part of a Gemini instrument. q Chile and Canada will be collaborating in the Gemini Archives. This was agreed at the last meeting in September in Hilo, Hawai'i. -Oscar Riveros, Chilean Project Manager Ruth A. Kneale / firstname.lastname@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/chgpo.html7/30/2004 3:44:45 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - ArGPO Report Report from the Argentine National Project Office q On September 24, during the annual meeting of the Argentine Astronomical Association, Emilio Lapasset, Hugo Levato and the undersigned updated the audience on the status and forthcoming events in the Gemini Project. Dr. Levato, who had attended the meeting in Hilo the week before, dealt with the operative plan that had been discussed for carrying out observations with the telescopes. At the business meeting the membership unanimously endorsed a declaration expressing their strong support to the Argentine participation in the Gemini Project and requesting the relevant Government agency to provide the economic means to make full participation possible. q We are having preliminary discussions on the question of the NTAC and the procedure for the reception and considerations of the proposals. Further discussions will take place at the next meeting of the Argentine National Committee for Gemini. -Jorge Sahade, Argentine Project Coordinator Ruth A. Kneale / email@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/argpo.html7/30/2004 3:44:46 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - BGPO Report Report from the Brasilian National Project Office The National Project Office in Brasil is located at LNA - Laboratorio Nacional de Astrofisica, our national astronomical facility, in the city of Itajuba, state of Minas Gerais. A Gemini homepage is kept there, at the URL address http://www.lna.br/gemini/gemini. html. A homepage for the SOAR Project is also kept at www.lna.br. Last August we had the meeting of SAB (Sociedade Astronomica Brasileira), with approximately 200 participants, where Beatriz Barbuy made a presentation about the status of the Gemini Project. The Brazilian Gemini Support Committee is having TELECON's to discuss the composition of the Gemini TAC, as well as the support for proposals within Brazil. Our goal is to initiate a TAC process a few months before the deadline of September 1999. -Thaisa Storchi Bergmann, Brazilian Project Manager Ruth A. Kneale / firstname.lastname@example.com / December 1998 http://www.gemini.edu/newsletter/dec_98/bgpo.html7/30/2004 3:44:47 AM LNA - Observatório Gemini Última atualização: 29/06/2004 Home Observatório Gemini LNA q O que é OPD q Comissão de Programas Nacional GEMINI q Forum Gemini SOAR q Publicações q Notificação de publicação c/ dados do GEMINI q Espelho do site do Gemini q Aspen Instrumentation Workshop Gemini Sul no crepúsculo. q Documentos: r Questões da participação brasileira no Gemini (formato html) r Questões da participação brasileira no Gemini (formato pdf) r Scientific Horizons at the Gemini Observatory (formato pdf; 3.4 MB) r Managing Gemini's Future http://www.lna.br/gemini/gemini.html (1 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:51 AM LNA - Observatório Gemini Instrumentation Program (formato pdf; 569 KB) Comentários e Sugestões: firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.lna.br/gemini/gemini.html (2 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:51 AM Gemini Newsletter #17 - Released Documentation Released Documentation The following documents have been released by the Gemini Project since the last edition of the Gemini Newsletter (June 1998). Copies of these and other publications are available either via Gemini's Documentation page on the Web site at http://www.gemini.edu/ documentation/; or by request through the Gemini Project systems librarian at the project address; or by emailing me at email@example.com. Document numbers are listed in parentheses. Please note: This list does not include any Interface Control Documents. For current ICDs, please see the Gemini Interface Control database tool at http://www.gemini. edu/systems/icd_main.html. q Gemini South Safety Program (English). P. Gillett, May 98 (PG-PM-G0017) q Gemini South Safety Program (Spanish). P. Gillett, May 98 (PG-PM-G0018) q Support Capability Workshop Report. Puxley et al, May 98 (RPT-PS-G0081) q Baseline DHS interface (update). Hill/ Gaudet/Kotturi, Jun 98 (ICD-01c) q Bulk Data Transfer (update). Hill/Gaudet Jun 98 (ICD-03) q An Engineering Backdoor for Gemini Instruments. Wampler, Jun 98 (PG-C-G0019) q Integration Time Calculator. Puxley, Jun 98 (SPE-C-G0076) q Weather Server Software Specification. Jensen, Aug 98 (SPE-C-G0077) q The Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuation Distances to the Hydra and Coma Clusters. Jensen et al, Jul 98 (Preprint #38) q High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy and Nuclear Clusters in the Starburst Galaxy NGC1614. Puxley/Brand, Jul 98 (Preprint #39) q Primary Mirror Covers Assembly Procedure. Pentland, Aug 98 (SPE-TE-G0078) q WIYN Open Cluster Study 1: Deep Photometry of NGC188. von Hippel et al, Sep 98 (Preprint #40) q Azimuth Cable Wrap Assembly Procedures. Pentland, Sep 98 (SPE-TE-G0079) q Primary mirror cell cart assembly procedures. Pentland, Sep 98 (SPE-TE-G0080) q Altitude Cable Wrap Assembly Procedure. Pentland, Sep 98 (SPE-TE-G0082) q T-ReCS (MIRI) Preliminary Design Review. Univ. of Florida, Sep 98 (REV-I- G0132) q The Revolution in Telescope Aperture. Mountain/Gillett, Oct 98 (Preprint #41) q Gemini Science Archive Workshop Report. Von Hippel et al, Oct 98 (RPT-PS- G0082) -Ruth Kneale, Project Librarian Ruth A. 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This database will give ICD subsystem and release information. Please select one subsystem at a time to get ICD information on that subsystem, or go directly to the Reports section. Or, you can check the status of submitted change control forms. Are you looking for general interface control documents? They can be found in the Documentation area. Abbreviations and codes: CON - Controls Group SYS - Systems Engineering OPT - Optics Group INS - Instrumentation Group TEG - Telescope and Enclosure Group Priority codes are determined internally by Project Managers. Subsystem Selection 1.1, Telescope Assembly View ICDs 1.2, M1 Assembly View ICDs 1.3, Prime Focus WFS View ICDs 1.4, M2 Assembly View ICDs 1.5, Cass Rotator/Instrument Support Structure View ICDs 1.6, Acquisition and Guiding System View ICDs http://www.gemini.edu/systems/icd_main.html (1 of 2)7/30/2004 3:44:55 AM Interface Control Documents Database 1.7, Calibration Unit View ICDs 1.8, Adaptive Optics View ICDs 1.9, Science Instruments View ICDs 1.10, On Instrument WFS View ICDs 1.11, Miscellaneous Parts View ICDs 1.12, Polarimetry Unit View ICDs 1.13, Laser Guide Star System View ICDs 2.0, Enclosure View ICDs 3.0, Support Facilities View ICDs 4.0, Sea-Level Facilities View ICDs 5.0, Data Distribution View ICDs ICD Reports All Subsystems (Warning - this is a long report.) 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From Broadway to broadcast, theatres, auditoriums, arenas, corporate boardrooms, operating rooms and houses of worship installations, Wireworks remains the leader in audio/video cabling systems, microphone splitters and interface panels, continuing to set standards through its inventive products. Wireworks takes pride in its innovative designs and its personalized customer service. For more information, visit www.wireworks.com or call 1-800-642-9473.
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Mario Bros | NES
Published by Nintendo, Developed by Nintendo
Genres: Platformer (1-2 players)
Wii: Nov 19th, 2006 (US) | Dec 8th, 2006 (EU) [500 points]
3DS: Jan 30th, 2014 (US) | Jan 9th, 2014 (EU)
Wii U: Jun 20th, 2013 (US) | Jun 20th, 2013 (EU)
Plumbers Mario and Luigi must dispose of all the critters coming out of pipes in the action-packed arcade game that initiated the most popular video game franchise of all time. Two players can cooperate and compete in one of the first multiplayer hits of [P]Nintendo[/P].
As its title suggests, Mario Bros. marks the first appearance of Mario's brother Luigi when two players compete together. The game also introduces several staples of the franchise. Mario is now a plumber (instead of a carpenter in Donkey Kong), faces turtle-like enemies and can collect coins in bonus stages. However be careful, it is not yet possible to directly jump on enemies like in further episodes. Find a way to make them inoffensive beforehand.
Mario Bros has no review on Wii's World.
i need a wii...eww said:
Yea! I can remember my dad getting out his old games and I played this for hours. I was only like 4 and I was born in 1993.
I went wii said:
The new super mario bros was cool but not as good as the original.
No name said:
Cool but I hope they don't forget about super mario bros.
Jake said:
The graphics are crap but the games are good.
Nintendo iQue said:
1993?!? Jeeze, I think I'm the oldest person on here then.
No name said:
Hello! This game is from 1983! Don't expect wonderful graphics.
Ms.Nintendo said:
Of COURSE the graphics are crap, Jake. It was 1993 for gods sake. It takes time and brilliance to come up with the computers and hardware to get video games where they are today! Besides, the classics are the best video games on this planet.
polo loco said:
Everybody has their opinion but I think it's hot. Still they should have improved the graphics at least a little bit so it would look more modern.
Menno said:
No they should not, because then it's not a classic game any more. Me loves retro.
Toad!!! said:
The graphics back then were simple and understandable.
WiiFanatic said:
I think it's a great idea for the Wii. They can not change the graphics on this game, then it would be not classic like how menno said and it's not as fun and it brings out the good times.
bro said:
Cool Dude! I like it.
Wii Freak said:
That was a fun game.
Wii Freak said:
This was the game that changed mario forever, I think.
Toad said:
Mario changes in every game. Some games he doesn't say anything (paper mario) and some games he can't shut up!
u*noe*it said:
I LOVE THIS GAME! Even though I get real mad at it.
Toad said:
Yeah sometimes I think I'm going to win but then a koopa comes and falls on you, or comes up from behind.
Captain Jamesman said:
They oughta make a remake of this game on DS like they did with Super Mario Bros.
wiiman said:
This is why I want Wii points .
Ian C. said:
My dad and I play this all day long, but I'm Mario.
Gonzo said:
Man, the original version from 83'. This is a must have for a VC game.
Captain Jamesman said:
What's the difference between playing as Mario & Luigi? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
Toad said:
I like Luigi but Mario's cool too.
Ian C. said:
It's because I like Mario a little more.
Captain Jamesman said:
I like Luigi too, but I don't really play as him that much because of his brother. I really liked the Luigi's Mansion game back when Gamecube became a huge hit.
wiiman said:
I just got this.
Toad said:
How come Mario is blue in the top pic?
Captain Jamesman said:
They sometimes make the sprite's color on the box art wrong. One example is Donkey Kong.
Sonic Fan said:
I like Wario better.
Wii Freak said:
Wario isn't even in this game.
Crimson Hawk said:
OH YEA, I remember playing this game all the time when I was little. I like Luigi more than Mario, but my all time favorite Mario charachter is Yoshi, YOSHI ALL THE WAY!
Nova said:
Speaking of Wario, has anyone here ever played a virtual boy? Yours truly has.
Captain Jamesman said:
I heard of VB Wario Land, never played it though.
Toad said:
Those are not Koopas in the picture.
Eric said:
What? Look at mario on the cover.
Wiipaw said:
I hate the jumping in this game.
Nintenjosh said:
I remember this! Me and my uncle played this all the time when I was little. I was always Luigi, though.
Son Ninja said:
This game was okay at the time but I like the one included in Super Mario Bros. 3 in the All-Stars edition way better than this. Heck, it was even better than the one included in the many Super Mario Advance ports for the GBA. Koopas (evolution of the shellcreepers), spinys, buzzers, spinning destructo disc, and the mad boo diddly all add up to one great Mario Bros. Competition package, you also got eight different levels of competiton before the game determines the winner. Of course without this game, the one in Super Mario Bros. 3 won't exist today.
onlybowseruser said:
I prefer this game on Super Mario Bros 3 for GBA as an alternative. Graphics are improved, and the jumping is better.
Miranda said:
I thought Mario was red, not blue. But this debut was in 1983, so I guess that's why.
dude said:
Mario would still be a carpenter if this game didn't exist.
jhovani said:
Sure the graphics suck but classic games can be more entertaining than many games are today.
Diddy Kong Lover said:
I prefer this in Super Mario Advance for GBA it's easier to control and fewer quarters spent.
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Thanks guys! I know I have been away for months and just saw this but reading all of these helpful comments kinda of ... A journey through Hyrule... and the ages
ShinyShovel said:
I find the 8 player smash to be the most exciting aspect of the upcoming game! ... Super Smash Bros. Overload
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Iron Guy said:
Im happy ... LostWinds 2 footage
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Kinsus 4Q13 revenues to drop 5% sequentially
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Kinsus 3Q13 sales likely to rise 10%
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