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GN Telescope Exteriors

Aerial Sunrise on Mauna Kea

Aerial view at sunrise on Mauna Kea with Gemini North (large silver dome) on the foreground ridge. Part of the shadow of Mauna Kea can be seen in the background as well as many other observatories that include from left to right: 24" (very small dome on left), University of Hawaii 88", Gemini 8-meter, Canada-France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (dimly lit in shadow behind CFHT), NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (silver dome in front of twin Keck domes), Keck I&II (large twin white domes), Subaru (silver structure with Keck I shadow).

Sunset From CFHT

Gemini North Observatory at sunset from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope catwalk. The University of Hawaii 88" telescope is to the immediate right and the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope is the telescope near the center.

Snowy Mauna Kea Pan

This exterior view of Mauna Kea highlights the Gemini North Observatory which is the largest dome near the center of the image. This image was taken shortly after a significant snowfall in early 1999 before skiers hit the slopes! The 360-degree panoramic image is made from 18 images stitched together using Apple QuickTimeVR technology. This image is part of a QuickTimeVR series that can be accessed on the www at: www.gemini.edu/public/movie.html. It is also part of the Gemini Virtual Tour CD. 

Gemini North Cloaked Dome

This invisible dome image of the Gemini North telescope was made by digitally stacking images of the open Gemini dome as it rotated. Approximately 40 individual 5-second exposures were stacked to produce the transparent dome effect, and one additional oneminute exposure was obtained of the sky following the dome rotation. (Note to photo editor: This image is also available in a landscape crop, but the sky is much less striking due to lack of bright Milky Way.)

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