Gemini telescope

British

noun

either of two identical 8-metre telescopes for optical and near-infrared observations built by an international consortium. Gemini North is in Hawaii at an altitude of 4200 m on Mauna Kea and Gemini South is in Chile at 2715 m on Cerro Pachón

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The Gemini telescope now has five of these "laser guide stars" and a new type of adaptive optics that provides a wider field of view.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2013

An astronomical feature called "Orion's Bullets" has been imaged in stunning detail by a shape-shifting optical system on Hawaii's Gemini telescope.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2013

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