Gemini North Returns to Operations Following the Repair of Its Primary Mirror

On the evening of 02 June 2023, the Gemini North telescope restarted operations for the first time since October 2022. The telescope performed beautifully after an almost eight-month hiatus, with a newly repaired and coated primary mirror achieving its full performance. The Gemini North science operations team kicked off the first science observations with a staff-led Director’s Discretionary program to observe SN2023ixf in the nearby galaxy M101.