Approximately 2 hours of stacked exposures of the summer sky over Gemini North. The setting moon provided light on right of dome and twilight provides a glow to the left side of dome, a small red light provides highlight on center of dome. . A star field has been offset by about 30 minutes to show individual stars separated from trails revealing Scorpius and Sagittarius over the Gemini dome.
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Date: 08/24/1999.
Snowcovered Gemini North at midday. January 1999.
Aerial view of Gemini North (middle-right), University of Hawaii's 88" Telescope and United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (right to left) at sunrise on May 25th 1999. The observing slit and thermal vents are fully open on Gemini and the truss and top end of the telescope can be seen through the observing slit. Behind the observatories, the shadow of the mountain can be seen. This image was obtained in 4x5" format and is available in extremely high resolution upon request.
Gemini North with northern circumpolar star trails. Snow is visible in foreground, image obatined from valley between east ridge and summit.January 1999
The completed Northern enclosure shortly after completion. April 17, 1998 F
An aerial photo of the Mauna Kea enclosure, showing installation of the telescope structure. February 1998
