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The Gemini South telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile is illuminated by the setting moon (visible on left, through vent-gate). At the bottom of this fisheye lens view, the Near-Infrared Cronagraphic Imager (NICI) is illuminated.

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Description	English: The Gemini South telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile is illuminated by the setting moon (visible on left, through vent-gate). At the bottom of this fisheye lens view, the Near-Infrared Cronagraphic Imager (NICI) is illuminated. NICI is currently being used extensively in planet-search programs due to its ability to see faint objects very close to bright stars. In the sky, the constellation of Orion dominates the open slit, it appears to be oriented in a Northern Hemisphere juxtaposition (with Orion’s head on top) but this is due to the fact that the lens used for this photograph shows the entire hemisphere of the sky and the top is really the back of the view.
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Short title	Gemini South by Moonlight
Author	Public Information Outreach Manager, Gemini Observatory
Image title	The Gemini South telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile is illuminated by the setting moon (visible on left, through vent-gate). At the bottom of this fisheye lens view, the Near-Infrared Cronagraphic Imager (NICI) is illuminated. NICI is currently being used extensively in planet-search programs due to its ability to see faint objects veryclose to bright stars. In the sky, the constellation of Orion dominates the open slit, it appears to be oriented in a Northern Hemisphere juxtaposition (with Orion’s head on top) but this is due to the fact that the lens used for this photograph shows the entire hemisphere of the sky and the top is really the back of the view.
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City shown	La Serena
Date and time of data generation	17:47, 14 January 2009
JPEG file comment	The Gemini South telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile is illuminated by the setting moon (visible on left, through vent-gate). At the bottom of this fisheye lens view, the Near-Infrared Cronagraphic Imager (NICI) is illuminated. NICI is currently being used extensively in planet-search programs due to its ability to see faint objects very close to bright stars. In the sky, the constellation of Orion dominates the open slit, it appears to be oriented in a Northern Hemisphere juxtaposition (with Orion’s head on top) but this is due to the fact that the lens used for this photograph shows the entire hemisphere of the sky and the top is really the back of the view.
Serial number of camera	333736
Lens used	8.0 mm
File change date and time	18:12, 23 June 2020
Date and time of digitizing	17:47, 14 January 2009
Rating (out of 5)	2
Date metadata was last modified	18:12, 23 June 2020
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Keywords	ASTRONOMY Chile Constellation Gemini Observatory/AURA La Serena La Serena Base Facility Moon NICI OBSERVATORY South America Star Gazing Stars Telescope Telescope Facility dome interior interior orion
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Country shown	Chile
Province or state shown	Region 4
Sublocation of city shown	Southern Hemisphere

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