What is GPI? – Gemini Planet Imager

August 6, 2015

Published by S. Mark Ammons at August 6, 2015

How GPI Works to See Planets

I sometimes compare the challenge of directly detecting a Jupiter orbiting a nearby star to finding a glowing needle in a haystack. Oh, and by the […]

February 13, 2014

Published by kkornei at February 13, 2014

Peering at Planets

Astronomers and engineers recently completed building the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) to study distant solar systems. GPI will obtain high-resolution images of extrasolar planets by blocking […]

June 12, 2012

Published by Franck Marchis at June 12, 2012

Gemini Planet Image joined the Cosmic Diary Network

The Gemini Planet Imager team is joining the Cosmic Diary Network. GPI is the next generation adaptive optics instrument being built for the Gemini South Telescope. The goal is to […]