On January 18, 2002, the National Science Foundation formally opened the Gemini South telescope in Chile.
This became the second telescope to make up the Gemini Observatory. Its twin telescope, Gemini North, is located in Hawaii. Together, these telescopes provide complete coverage of entire sky all around the Earth. The Gemini South telescope saw its first light in 1998, but it wasn't formally opened for observations until 2002. Since then, astronomers have used these telescopes to study supernovas, black holes, exoplanets and more.
This became the second telescope to make up the Gemini Observatory. Its twin telescope, Gemini North, is located in Hawaii. Together, these telescopes provide complete coverage of entire sky all around the Earth. The Gemini South telescope saw its first light in 1998, but it wasn't formally opened for observations until 2002. Since then, astronomers have used these telescopes to study supernovas, black holes, exoplanets and more.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:04On January 18, 2002, the National Science Foundation formally opened
00:08the Gemini South Telescope in Chile. This became the second telescope to make up
00:12the Gemini Observatory. Its twin telescope, Gemini North, is located in
00:16Hawaii. Together, these telescopes provide complete coverage of the entire
00:20sky all around the Earth. The Gemini South Telescope saw its first light in
00:241998, but it wasn't formally opened for observations until 2002.
00:28Since then, astronomers have used these telescopes to study supernovas,
00:32black holes, exoplanets, and more. And that's what happened on this day
00:36in space.
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